English–Chinese

“monitor” in Chinese

Chinese

Also监视 (jiān shì) · 显示器 (xiǎn shì qì)

Pinyinjiān kòng

公司开始监控员工的电脑。gōng sī kāi shǐ jiān kòng yuán gōng de diàn nǎo

The company began monitoring its employees' computers.

“Monitor” in Chinese is 监控 (jiān kòng).

An electronic or mechanical watch keeps a target under continuous observation so action can follow when needed.

警方通过摄像头监控嫌疑人的行动。jǐng fāng tōng guò shè xiàng tóu jiān kòng xián yí rén de xíng dòng

The police are monitoring the suspect's actions with a camera.

For general conversation, this word usually suggests technical tracking rather than simply checking progress, which makes it stronger than the everyday English use of monitor in some contexts.

jiān shì

verbmonitor

这台摄像头在监视门口。zhè tái shè xiàng tóu zài jiān shì mén kǒu

This camera monitors the entrance.

xiǎn shì qì

nounmonitor

我昨天在商店买了一个新的显示器。wǒ zuó tiān zài shāng diàn mǎi le yí gè xīn de xiǎn shì qì

I bought a new monitor at the store yesterday.