监押 jiānyā to imprison Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents jiānyā to imprison 监 監 jiān to imprison to take into custody or keep someone behind bars押 yā verb to detain to detain in custody; to keep someone under guardjiānyā to escort under guard 监 監 jiān nounverb to supervise to supervise, inspect, or keep a close watch on; to be in charge of押 yā to escort to escort and protect; to send under guard, such as prisoners or goods in transitjiānyā escort officer 监 監 jiān nounverb to supervise to supervise, inspect, or keep a close watch on; to be in charge of押 yā to manage (literary) to be in charge of; to manage or supervise