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监督员 (jiān dū yuán) — supervisor, inspector, overseer

Definition

noun
supervisorinspectoroverseer
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 监督员。
    jiān dū yuán Zhèng zài jiǎn chá gōng zuò.
    The supervisor is checking the work.
  • 监督员。
    Zhè wèi jiān dū yuán duì zhì liàng yāo qiú hěn yán gé.
    This supervisor is very strict about quality requirements.
  • 监督员。
    Qǐng bǎ wèn tí bào gào gěi jiān dū yuán.
    Please report the problem to the supervisor.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

监督oversee
监jiānsupervise督dūoversee
联合Coordinate
员yuánperson

监督 means to oversee, and 员 points to a person who does it.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 監; 监 is its simplified writing.

  • 臥臥wòa person with an emphasized eye
  • 皿皿mǐncontainer

The traditional form 監 shows 臥, a person with an emphasized eye, looking into 皿, a container; the simplified 监 is a later shorthand.

Open 监 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
目目mùeye
Sound part声符shēngfú
叔
叔shū督dū
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

督 pairs 目 (eye) with 叔, which gives the sound; the shape shows looking over or overseeing with eyes.

Open 督 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 員; 员 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
鼎鼎dǐngding
Sound part声符shēngfú
〇
〇líng員yuán
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In the traditional form 員, 〇 supplies the sound and 鼎 supplies the meaning; the simplified 员 is a shortened form.

Open 员 →
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