监 (jiān) — (bound form) to supervise; to oversee; (bound form) prison; jail (in 监牢)
Definition
监 (jiān) is a bound form meaning 'to supervise/oversee' or 'prison' — it only appears in compounds like 监督, 监察, 监牢, never alone.
bound form
(bound form) to superviseto oversee(bound form) prisonjail (in 监牢)
Examples
- 。Zhèng fǔ yào jiā qiáng duì shí pǐn ān quán de jiān dū.The government needs to strengthen supervision of food safety.
- 。Zhè ge xiàng mù xū yào yán gé de jiān chá.This project requires strict monitoring.
- 。Tā yīn wèi fàn zuì bèi guān jìn le jiān láo.He was thrown into prison for committing a crime.
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