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监听

jiān tīng

2-character word Traditional 監聽

What 监听 means

1. to monitor; to listen in; to eavesdrop

The characters in 监听

• 监jiānto supervise; to inspect; jail
• 听tīngto listen to; to hear; to heed; to obey; a can (loanword from English "tin")

Example sentences

• 丹的家庭电话被警察监听了。
  Dān de jiātíng diànhuà bèi jǐngchá jiāntīng le.
  Dan's home phone was tapped by police.