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出纳 (chū nà) — to handle cash receipts and payments; to act as a cashier (verb)

Definition

Both a verb ('to handle cash receipts and payments, to act as a cashier') and a job title (出纳员) for the person who manages a company's daily cash. As a verb, it focuses specifically on receiving and paying out money, not general accounting.

verb
to handle cash receipts and paymentsto act as a cashier (verb)

Examples

  • 出纳。
    Tā měi tiān chū nà gōng sī de xiàn jīn hé yín háng zhuǎn zhàng.
    She handles the company's cash and bank transfers every day.
  • 出纳。
    chū nà Xiàn jīn shí bì xū zǐ xì hé duì měi bǐ jīn é.
    When handling cash, you must carefully check each amount.
  • 出纳。
    Tā zài zhè jiā yín háng chū nà wài huì yè wù yǐ jīng wǔ nián le.
    He has been handling foreign exchange transactions at this bank for five years.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

出chūpay out
纳nàtake in

出 means pay out and 纳 means take in, so together they describe handling money in and out.

Characters in this word

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

出 combines 止 (foot) and 凵 (cave) to show a foot stepping out of a cave.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 納; 纳 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mìsilk, thin thread
Sound part声符shēngfú
内
内nèi納nà
Same sound today

The traditional form 納 has 糸 (silk, thin thread) and 内, which gives the sound; the simplified 纳 is a shorthand.

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