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

HSK 4

我每天早上九点之前要在打卡机上打卡。

Wǒ měitiān zǎoshang jiǔ diǎn zhīqián yào zài dǎkǎjī shàng dǎkǎ.

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

HSK 4

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?

HSK 4

现在很多公司用手机打卡代替打卡机。

Xiànzài hěnduō 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