監 jiānjiàn watch carefully Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Showing: All meanings (2) All meanings 2 jiān 2 prison 1supervise 1 2 sentences 有关部门应对这笔资金的使用进行监督。 yǒuguān bùmén yīng duì zhè bǐ zījīn de shǐyòng jìnxíng jiān dū. The relevant departments should supervise the use of these funds. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary他因走私被判了刑,已经在牢里坐了整整三年监。 tā yīn zǒusī bèi pàn le xíng, yǐjīng zài láo lǐ zuò le zhěngzhěng sān nián jiān. He was sentenced for smuggling and has already served a full three years in prison. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary