# 监护 (jiānhù): to act as a guardian | HSK 7-9 Vocabulary | HSKReady

Canonical: https://hskready.app/en/vocabulary/hsk-7-9/jianhu-7357
Language: en
Content ID: hsk-7-9-7357
HSK levels: 7-9
Updated: 2026-10-23T04:50:39.880Z
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Learn 监护 (jiānhù), HSK 7-9: to act as a guardian; to guard/watch over. Hear standard pronunciation and read a Chinese example with its English meaning.

# 监护

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jiānhù

to act as a guardian; to guard/watch over

HSK 7-9

## Pronunciation

jiānhù

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## Example sentence

父母作为未成年子女的法定监护人，有权也有义务保护他们的权益。

Fùmǔ zuòwéi wèichéngnián zǐnǚ de fǎdìng jiānhùrén, yǒu quán yě yǒu yìwù bǎohù tāmen de quányì.

As legal guardians of their minor children, parents have both the right and the duty to protect their interests.

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