监控 (jiān kòng) — to monitor, to keep under surveillance

Definition

监控 is surveillance-style monitoring, often with equipment, used for systems, networks, or people — more technical than 监督 (oversight of people/work). Pair with 监测 for continuous data tracking vs control.

verb
to monitorto keep under surveillance

Examples

  • 监控
    Tā men yòng wú rén jī jiān kòng nóng tián.
    They use drones to monitor farmland.
  • 监控
    Xì tǒng huì shí shí jiān kòng tǐ wēn biàn huà.
    The system will monitor body temperature changes in real time.
  • 监控
    Qǐng jiān kòng kě yí de wǎng luò huó dòng.
    Please monitor suspicious network activity.

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