监护权 (jiān) — custody (of a child); legal guardianship

Definition

Examples

• 离婚后，母亲获得了孩子的监护权。
  Lí hūn hòu, mǔ qīn huò dé le hái zi de jiān.
  After the divorce, the mother obtained custody of the child.
• 法院最终把监护权判给了父亲。
  Fǎ yuàn zuì zhōng bǎ jiān pàn gěi le fù qīn.
  The court ultimately awarded custody to the father.
• 父母双方都想要孩子的监护权。
  Fù mǔ shuāng fāng dōu xiǎng yào hái zi de jiān.
  Both parents want custody of the child.