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清点 (qīng diǎn) — to check and make an inventory; to count and verify

Definition

清点 (qīngdiǎn) is a formal written verb meaning to count and verify items in an inventory or list — take an object (e.g. 库存, 资产) and don't use it for casual counting.

verb
to check and make an inventoryto count and verify

Examples

  • 清点。
    Jīng lǐ yāo qiú wǒ men qīng diǎn cāng kù lǐ de měi yí jiàn wù pǐn.
    The manager asked us to check every item in the warehouse.
  • 清点。
    Qǐng nǐ qīng diǎn yí xià zhè xiē wén jiàn de shù liàng.
    Please count and verify the number of these documents.
  • 清点。
    Tā men huā le zhěng zhěng liǎng tiān cái qīng diǎn wán gōng sī suǒ yǒu de zī chǎn.
    It took them two whole days to complete the inventory of all company assets.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

清qīngcheck
点diǎncount

清点 joins 清, checking, with 点, counting, to mean checking and counting items.

Characters in this word

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
氵Written in full as水shuǐwater
Sound part声符shēngfú
青
青qīng清qīng
Same sound today

清 has 氵 (water) on the left and 青 on the right to show its sound.

Open 清 →

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 點; 点 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
黑黑hēiblack
Sound part声符shēngfú
占
占zhàn點diǎn(r)
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 點 pairs 黑 (black) with 占 for its sound; the simplified 点 is a later abbreviation.

Open 点 →
Appears in
Business & Commerce

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