Meaning
supervise
Chinese: 监督、督促;统领。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “du” becomes a different word in each tone. 督 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 监督jiān dūto supervise; to oversee; to inspect
- 督促dū cùto supervise and urge completion of a task; to urge on
- 督学dū xuéschool inspector
- 都督dū dū(army) commander-in-chief (archaic); provincial military governor and civil administrator during the early Republic of China era (1911-1949 AD)
- 督军dū jūnprovincial military governor during the early Republic of China era (1911-1949 AD)
Example Sentence
妈妈每天督促我按时完成作业。Mā ma měi tiān dū cù wǒ àn shí wán chéng zuò yè.Mom urges me to finish my homework on time every day.
妈妈Mā mamama每天měi tiānevery day督促dū cùto urge on我wǒI按时àn shíon time完成wán chéngto complete作业zuò yèschool assignment。