INSPECT 監督監
OBSERVE so as to INVESTIGATE AS AN OFFICIAL.
Old Chinese Criteria
2. Dū 督 is also very common but strictly limited to bureaucratic contexts.
3. Xún 巡 adds to the notion of bureaucratic inspection that of official travel in order to carry out the inspection involved.
Modern Chinese Criteria
督察
監察
督 (lit) refers to formal surveillance or supervision.
監視 focusses on the visual aspect of inspection.
監
監考 refersn specifically to inspecting or proctoring an examination.
監場 refers specifically to inspecting an examination and the like.
微服察訪 (lit) refers to an incognito inspection where the inspector does not wear official dress.
rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
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- 春秋左傳 : 17
- 管子 : 5
- 韓非子 : 5
- 孟子 : 4
- 春秋穀梁傳 : 3
- 尚書 : 2
- 毛詩 : 2
- 史記 : 2
- 禮記 : 1
- 莊子 : 1
- 臨濟錄 : 1
- 法言 : 1
- 祖堂集 : 1
- 文子 : 1
Words
觀 guān OC: koon MC: kʷɑn 14 AttributionsWD
The general word for inspection are jiān 監 "survey and inspect by higher orders" and guān 觀 which refers very generally to surveying anything, and not necessarily by order of anyone else, but usually in great detail.
- Word relations
- Result: 樂/DELIGHT
The equally current lè 樂 (ant. āi 哀 "grief") adds to yuè 悅 the dimensions of practical indulgence, psychological and often philosophical depth, and - very often - a dimension of joy that can be shared and appreciated by others, and that is typically lasting if not permanent. See ENJOY
- Syntactic words
- nab.tactinspection/examination/appreciation of N
- nabacta visit, an inspection
- vt+prep+Nto visit (a place); survey (an event); survey intellectually
- vtoNsurvey formaly, inspect (a military force); review (troops); go to look at (paintings)
巡 xún OC: sɢʷun MC: zʷin 11 AttributionsWD
Xún 巡 adds to the notion of bureaucratic inspection that of official travel in order to carry out the inspection involved.
- Syntactic words
- vtoNcarry out formal inspection of something in an official capacity
督 dū OC: k-luuɡ MC: tuok 8 AttributionsWD
Dū 督 is also very common but strictly limited to bureaucratic contexts.
- Syntactic words
- vtoNsurvey, assess and administrate; supervise and scrutinise
- vtoNpassivebe supervised by
閱 yuè OC: lod MC: jiɛt 4 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- viactto hold a (military) review
- vtoNinspect, survey, SHU: investigate; to inspect exhaustively and in detail, one by one. Applied to reading, to read attentively, without missing a single character
監 jiān OC: kraam MC: kɣam 3 AttributionsWD
The general word for inspection are jiān 監 "survey and inspect by higher orders" and guān 觀 which refers very generally to surveying anything, and not necessarily by order of anyone else, but usually in great detail.
- Syntactic words
- vtoNkeep an eye on; survey, investigate and assess
覆 fù OC: phuɡ MC: phuk 2 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- vtoNERYA: conduct an official inspection of
- vtoNpassivebe inspected
略 lüè OC: ɡ-raɡ MC: li̯ɐk 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- vtoNtraverse so as to inspect, especially the boundaries of [GR: 1. Parcourir un territoire pour l’inspecter ou en délimiter les frontières. ]
邏 Click here to add pinyin OC: MC: 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- vtoNinspect
巡守 xún shǒu OC: sɢʷun qhjuʔ MC: zʷin ɕɨu 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- VPiactgo on a tour of official (imperial etc) inspection
巡狩 xún shòu OC: sɢʷun qhjus MC: zʷin ɕɨu 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- NP{N1=N2}actan official visit of the Emperor to the Feudal Lord
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