考勤 (kǎo qín) — (verb-object) to check attendance, to take attendance

Definition

A verb-object compound meaning to check or take attendance (often at a workplace). Often used in formal or administrative contexts, e.g., 考勤记录 (attendance records) and 考勤制度 (attendance policy).

verb
(verb-object) to check attendanceto take attendance

Examples

  • 考勤，。
    Gōng sī měi tiān dōu yào kǎo qín, bù néng chí dào.
    The company checks attendance every day — you can't be late.
  • ，，。
    Jīn tiān shàng wǔ kǎo le liǎng cì qín, yí cì shì shàng bān, yí cì shì xià bān.
    This morning attendance was checked twice — once for clocking in and once for clocking out.
  • 考勤，。
    kǎo qín Jì lù yào bǎo cún hǎo, yuè dǐ tǒng jì yòng.
    The attendance records need to be kept well — they're used for month-end statistics.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

考kǎocheck
勤qínattendance

考 (check) and 勤 (attendance) together mean checking attendance.

Characters in this word

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

  • 耂耂lǎoan old man with long hair, bent over
  • 丂丂kǎoa walking cane

In 考, the upper 耂 is an old man with long hair, bent over, and the lower 丂 is a walking cane.

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