工卡

gōngkǎ
noun

Measure Word

一张工卡 zhāng

Meanings

  1. 1 employee badge
  2. 2 work ID card / access card

Examples

Jìn gōngsī dàmén yào shuā gōngkǎ.
You have to swipe your employee badge to enter the company building.
Wǒ bǎ gōngkǎ wàng zài jiā lǐ le, qiántái ràng wǒ dēngjì yíxià.
I left my badge at home, so reception had me sign in.

Tips

culture
In Chinese tech companies the 工卡 doubles as access card, attendance badge, and cafeteria/coffee bar payment tool. Big-tech employees often hang theirs around the neck on a branded lanyard — the brand of lanyard signals which (big firm) you work at.

Stroke Order

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