胸卡

xiōngkǎ

noun #36,665

Measure Word

一个胸卡 gè

Meanings

1 badge
2 name tag (worn on the chest)
3 ID card worn on a lanyard

Characters

Examples

进公司必须佩戴胸卡。

Jìn gōngsī bìxū pèidài xiōngkǎ.

You must wear your ID badge to enter the company.

我把胸卡忘在家里了。

Wǒ bǎ xiōngkǎ wàng zài jiā lǐ le.

I left my badge at home.

Tips

memory

Literally 'chest card' (胸 chest + 卡 card) — exactly where you wear it. Compare 胸章 (xiōngzhāng, lapel badge), which is pinned rather than clipped or hung.

Stroke Order

胸 xiōng

卡 kǎ