Definition
探监 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to visit a prisoner in jail'. The two syllables can separate: you can insert aspect markers (了, 过) or measure words between them, e.g. 探过一次监 ('visited the prisoner once'). It specifically refers to visiting someone who is incarcerated.
v.o.
to visit a prisoner (in jail)to make a prison visit
Examples
- 。Wǒ qùnián qù jiānyù 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 xūyào dēngjì shēnfèn xìnxī.When visiting a prisoner, you need to register your identity information.
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