探监 (tàn jiān) — to visit a prisoner (in jail); to make a prison visit
Definition
探监 specifically means visiting someone who is incarcerated — the 探 ('visit/check on') + 监 ('prison/jail') compound. It is not general visitation; use 看望 for visiting sick people or relatives in hospital.
verb
to visit a prisoner (in jail)to make a prison visit
Examples
- 。Wǒ qù nián qù jiān yù tàn guò yí cì jiān.Last year I went to the prison to visit a prisoner once.
- 探监。Tā měi gè yuè dōu qù tàn jiān.He goes to visit the prisoner every month.
- 探监。tàn jiān Shí xū yào dēng jì shēn fèn xìn xī.When visiting a prisoner, you need to register your identity information.
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