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监控

jiān kòng · jian kong

Traditional 監控

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to monitor
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The missing bike

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，我(wǒ)的(de)自行车(zìxíngchē)不见(bùjiàn)了(le)！

    Liangliang, my bike is gone!

  2. Liangliang

    别急(biéjí)，我们(wǒmen)去(qù)看(kàn)监控(jiānkòng)吧(ba)。

    Don't worry, let's go look at the cameras.

  3. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)！我们(wǒmen)一起(yīqǐ)去(qù)门口(ménkǒu)的(de)监控室(jiānkòngshì)。

    OK! Let's go together to the camera room at the gate.

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)监控(jiānkòng)，昨晚(zuówǎn)十点(shídiǎn)，有人(yǒurén)把(bǎ)车(chē)骑走(qízǒu)了(le)。

    Look at the footage. At ten last night, someone rode the bike away.

  5. Dengdeng

    那个(nàge)人(rén)穿着(chuānzhuó)我(wǒ)的(de)外套(wàitào)……

    That person is wearing my coat...

  6. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，监控(jiānkòng)里(lǐ)的(de)人(rén)是(shì)你(nǐ)！你(nǐ)昨晚(zuówǎn)骑(qí)去(qù)超市(chāoshì)，没(méi)骑(qí)回来(huílai)。

    Dengdeng, the person in the footage is you! You rode to the supermarket last night and didn't ride back.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)没(méi)有(yǒu)注(zhù)意(yì)到(dào)监(jiān)控(kòng)摄(shè)像(xiàng)头(tóu)。

Tom didn't notice the surveillance camera.

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

公(gōng)司(sī)用(yòng)软(ruǎn)件(jiàn)监(jiān)控(kòng)员(yuán)工(gōng)的(de)工(gōng)作(zuò)进(jìn)度(dù)。

The company uses software to monitor employees' work progress.

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