盯梢

dīngshāo

verb #22,693

Meanings

1 to tail someone
2 to follow and watch
3 to shadow (a person)

Characters

to stare / to fix one's eyes on

tip / end / to watch secretly

Examples

侦探悄悄地盯梢嫌疑人。

Zhēntàn qiāoqiāo de dīngshāo xiányírén.

The detective quietly tailed the suspect.

他发现有人在盯梢他。

Tā fāxiàn yǒu rén zài dīngshāo tā.

He discovered that someone was shadowing him.

Tips

usage

盯梢 implies covert surveillance on foot. 盯 means to stare fixedly; 梢 refers to a treetop or tip — the image is of a watcher perched and watching from behind, like a spy in a tree.

Stroke Order

盯 dīng

梢 shāo