全勤 (quán qín) — perfect attendance (no absences during a specified period)

Definition

Noun for 'perfect attendance' — having no absences over a period, often tied to an award (全勤奖) or workplace bonus. Used as an attributive (连续三个月全勤) or as 拿/拿到.

noun
perfect attendance (no absences during a specified period)

Examples

  • 全勤，。
    Tā zhè ge yuè ná le quán qín, lǎo bǎn jiǎng lì le tā wǔ bǎi kuài qián.
    He had perfect attendance this month, and his boss rewarded him with 500 yuan.
  • ，全勤。
    Gōng sī guī dìng, lián xù sān gè yuè quán qín de yuán gōng kě yǐ duō xiū yì tiān jiǎ.
    The company stipulates that employees with perfect attendance for three consecutive months can take an extra day off.
  • 全勤，。
    Wèi le ná dào quán qín jiǎng, tā yì nián dōu méi yǒu qǐng guò bìng jià.
    In order to get the perfect attendance award, she didn't take any sick leave for a whole year.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

全quánwhole
勤qínattendance

The idea of '全' as whole combines with '勤' as attendance to mean complete attendance.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The shape puts 入 together with 玉 to show a whole piece of jade, so it means complete or whole.

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