jiān gōng

监 工

Level:

SW HSK 6

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1
v.supervise work; oversee work in a factory or on a work site
- jiān gōng yuán
  监工员
  watch master
2
n.supervisor; overseer; bull bucker
- tā duì jiān gōng shuō tā de gōng zuò hái méi zuò wán jiān gōng è hěn hěn de dèng le tā yī yǎn
  她对监工说她的工作还没做完，监工恶狠狠地瞪了她一眼。
  The supervisor gave her a black look when she told him that she hadn't done the work.
- jiān gōng xiāo shī qián gěi le tā yuán
  监工消失前给了他7000元。
  His supervisor gave him 7,000 before disappearing.
- jiān gōng yòng zhēn bǎ wǒ men zhā xǐng
  监工用针把我们扎醒。
  The supervisor pricked us with a needle.
synonym
guǎn gōng管工 dū gōng督工

Separable word
"监" and "工" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 老板在监着工。
  The boss was supervising the work.
- 今天有人监了工。
  Someone supervised the work today.
- 我在这间工厂监过工。
  I supervised work at this factory.

监工