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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.