监护人
jiānhùrén
The English word "guardian" is translated into Chinese as 监护人 (jiānhùrén).
监护人 is used to refer to a person who is legally responsible for a minor, acting in place of a parent.
Meaning: law: person legally responsible for a minor in loco parentis (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The term 监护人 is composed of three parts: 监 (jiān, to supervise or oversee), 护 (hù, to protect) and 人 (rén, person).
Related words
How do you pronounce it?
jiānhùrén
Did you know?
- The character 监 in 监护人 is also used in 监牢 for 'prison' and 监视 for 'surveillance'. This reflects a historical overlap between the concepts of guarding, supervising and confining.
- In Chinese law, the status of 监护人 is not just for minors. It can also be legally applied to adults who lack civil capacity due to mental illness or other conditions.
- If you see the character 护 (hù) in other contexts, it often implies a shield or a protective barrier, such as in the word for 'passport', 护照 (hùzhào).
Examples in context
- 法定监护人必须签字。Fǎdìng jiānhùrén bìxū qiānzì.The legal guardian must sign.
- 谁是这名孩子的监护人？Shéi shì zhè míng háizi de jiānhùrén?Who is the guardian of this child?
- 他现在是她的监护人。Tā xiànzài shì tā de jiānhùrén.He is now her guardian.
Example conversation
Yuting and Haoran are filling out a school registration form.
- 雨婷 Yuting浩然，这里需要填写监护人姓名。Hàorán, zhèlǐ xūyào tiánxiě jiānhùrén xìngmíng.Haoran, we need to fill in the guardian's name here.
- 浩然 Haoran应该写你还是写我？Yīnggāi xiě nǐ háishì xiě wǒ?Should it be you or me?
- 雨婷 Yuting你现在是他的法定监护人。Nǐ xiànzài shì tā de fǎdìng jiānhùrén.You are his legal guardian now.
- 浩然 Haoran好的，那我来写。Hǎode, nà wǒ lái xiě.Okay, I will write it.
