督察员 (dū chá yuán) — inspector, supervisor (in official oversight)

Definition

An official 'inspector' or 'supervisor' sent by a higher authority to check compliance or oversee work. 监督 (verb) is the action of supervising; 督察员 is the person who does it.

noun
inspectorsupervisor (in official oversight)
Measure word · 位

Examples

  • 督察员。
    Zhè wèi dū chá yuán fù zé jiǎn chá gōng sī de huán bǎo cuò shī.
    This inspector is responsible for checking the company's environmental measures.
  • 督察员。
    Shàng jí pài le yì míng dū chá yuán lái jiān dū gōng zuò liú chéng.
    The higher-ups sent an inspector to supervise the work process.
  • 督察员。
    dū chá yuán Zài bào gào zhōng zhǐ chū le jǐ gè guǎn lǐ lòu dòng.
    The inspector pointed out several management loopholes in the report.

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.

督察supervise and inspect
督dūsupervise察cháinspect
联合Side by side
员yuánperson

The oversight of 督察 is linked to a person 员, giving an inspector.

Characters in this word

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
宀宀miánroof
Sound part声符shēngfú
祭
祭jì察chá
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The shape 察 combines 宀, a roof, with 祭 as the sound part.

Open 察 →

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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