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监视居住

jiān shì jū zhùdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(PRC law) residential surveillance / to order sb to stay at their home, or a designated location, under surveillance
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-6d324bc361afa804. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

監視居住 监视居住 [jian1 shi4 ju1 zhu4] /(PRC law) residential surveillance/to order sb to stay at their home, or a designated location, under surveillance/

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Other forms in these source records: 監視居住

  • 监
    jiān

    to supervise / to inspect / jail / prison

    jiàn

    (bound form) supervisor / supervisory office (in imperial China)

  • 视
    shì

    (literary, or bound form) to look at

  • 居
    jī

    (archaic) sentence-final particle expressing a doubting attitude

    jū

    (literary) to reside / to live / (bound form) to occupy (a position) / (literary) to store up / (literary) to remain / to stay / (bound form) residence / dwelling / (bound form) used in names of restaurants

    Jū

    surname Ju

  • 住
    zhù

    to live / to reside / to stay / to stop / to cease / (result complement indicating firmness or a stable achieved state)

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