监管 (jiān guǎn) — to supervise; to oversee; to regulate | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

监管 is official oversight by an authority (government, central bank) on an industry or sector. Broader and more institutional than 监督 (monitoring specific activities) and 管理 (running an organization day-to-day).

verb

to superviseto overseeto regulate

Examples

监管。
Zhèng fǔ xū yào jiā qiáng duì shí pǐn ān quán de jiān guǎn.
The government needs to strengthen supervision of food safety.
监管。
Gōng sī nèi bù yǒu yán gé de jiān guǎn jī zhì.
The company has strict oversight mechanisms internally.
监管。
Yín háng shòu dào yāng háng de jiān guǎn.
Banks are regulated by the central bank.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

监jiānsupervise

监 means to supervise and 管 means to manage, so the idea is overseeing and controlling.

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.

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

竹官管

Meaning part形符xíngfú

竹竹zhúbamboo

Sound part声符shēngfú

官

官guān管guǎn

Same sound today

管 has 竹 (bamboo) on top to show it relates to bamboo, and 官 gives its sound.

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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9 Management

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