打卡机

打卡機

dǎkǎjī

noun #89,286

Measure Word

一台打卡机 tái

Meanings

1 time clock
2 punch-card attendance machine
3 the device employees use to clock in and out

Characters

Examples

我每天早上九点之前要在打卡机上打卡。

Wǒ měi tiān zǎoshang jiǔ diǎn zhīqián yào zài dǎkǎjī shàng dǎkǎ.

I have to clock in on the time clock every morning before nine.

打卡机坏了，今天算迟到吗？

Dǎkǎjī huài le, jīntiān suàn chídào ma?

The time clock is broken, does that count as late today?

现在很多公司用手机打卡代替打卡机。

Xiànzài hěn duō gōngsī yòng shǒujī dǎkǎ dàitì dǎkǎjī.

Many companies now use phone apps for clocking in instead of physical time clocks.

Tips

culture

打卡 has two modern meanings: the original 'clock in at work,' and the Instagram-era 'check in at a trendy place' (打卡网红景点 = snap a photo at a viral spot). Context disambiguates.

Stroke Order

打 dǎ

卡 kǎ

机 jī