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HSK
6

to supervise

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

jian1du1 jiāndū

Meaning


Primary

to supervise

Alternatives

supervise, supervises, supervising, supervised, to superintend, superintend

Mnemonic


监督 To supervise has the same meaning as either of its characters 监 to supervise and 督 to superintend which mean roughly the same thing.

Usage


他 的 工作 是 监督 工厂 的 生产。

His job is to supervise the factory's production.

父母 经常 监督 孩子 的 作业。

Parents often supervise their children's homework.

政府 应该 严格 监督 食品 的 安全。

The government should strictly supervise food safety.