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Mandarin · pinyin àn zhōng jiān shì

to monitor secretly
to spy on

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暗: àn · dark; obscure; in secret, covert
中: zhōng · central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain
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监: jiān · supervise, control, direct
视: shì · look at, inspect, observe, see

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4–1–1–4 · an4 zhong1 jian1 shi4

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