监控 (jiānkòng) — to monitor; surveillance

监控 (jiānkòng)

监控 refers to the act of continuously watching, tracking, or controlling something or someone, widely used in security, technology, and public administration contexts.

Meanings

1. [verb] to monitor; to surveil; to keep under surveillance
2. [noun] monitoring; surveillance; a surveillance system

Example Sentences

城市各处安装了监控摄像头以保障公共安全。 Chéngshì gèchù ānzhuāng le jiānkòng shèxiàngtóu yǐ bǎozhàng gōnggòng ānquán. Surveillance cameras have been installed throughout the city to ensure public safety.

工程师对服务器的运行状态进行全天候监控。 Gōngchéngshī duì fúwùqì de yùnxíng zhuàngtài jìnxíng quántiānhòu jiānkòng. Engineers monitor the operational status of servers around the clock.

政府部门通过数据监控来评估政策实施效果。 Zhèngfǔ bùmén tōngguò shùjù jiānkòng lái pínggū zhèngcè shíshī xiàoguǒ. Government departments evaluate policy implementation effectiveness through data monitoring.

这家医院安装了先进的患者生命体征监控系统。 Zhè jiā yīyuàn ānzhuāng le xiānjìn de huànzhě shēngmìng tǐzhēng jiānkòng xìtǒng. This hospital has installed an advanced patient vital signs monitoring system.

隐私保护法律限制了对公民个人通信的监控。 Yǐnsī bǎohù fǎlǜ xiànzhì le duì gōngmín gèrén tōngxìn de jiānkòng. Privacy protection laws restrict the surveillance of citizens' personal communications.

视频监控录像帮助警方锁定了嫌疑人。 Shìpín jiānkòng lùxiàng bāngzhù jǐngfāng suǒdìng le xiányírén. Video surveillance footage helped police identify the suspect.

Collocations

Usage Notes

监控 combines 监 (to supervise/watch) and 控 (to control). It implies both observation and a degree of control or influence over what is being watched. This distinguishes it from 监视 (jiānshì), which means pure surveillance or watching without necessarily controlling.

In public discourse, 监控 can carry neutral or negative connotations depending on context. Security professionals use it neutrally (monitoring systems), while privacy advocates may use it critically (government surveillance).

Memory Hook

监 (to supervise/oversee) + 控 (to control) -- to oversee and control -- to monitor/surveil.