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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 监视

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
监视 jiān shì - to monitor
- to keep a close watch over
- surveillance

List Ranking for: 监视

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
6 7 1,364 8,543 18,831

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
监 jiān- to supervise
- to inspect
- jail
- prison
监 jiàn- (bound form) supervisor; supervisory office (in imperial China)
视 shì- variant of 視|视[shi4]
- variant of 示[shi4]
视 shì- old variant of 視|视[shi4]
视 shì- (literary, or bound form) to look at

Other Words Containing 监视

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
监视 6 7 1,364 8,543 18,831
监视器 - - 5,928 31,279 46,815