How to say “clock in” in Chinese
clock in (at work); check in
“Clock in” in Chinese is 打卡, dǎ kǎ: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
打卡 is read dǎ kǎ: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
Two third tones in a row: the first one is said as a second tone, but it is still written as a third.
How to write it
On the left, 扌 “hand”.
上 “top” and 下 “bottom” merged into one sign. In the sense “card” it imitates the English word card.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “打卡”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 打卡. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我今天忘了打卡。wǒjīntiānwàngledǎkǎI forgot to clock in today.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “clock in” in Chinese?
“Clock in” in Chinese is 打卡, pinyin dǎkǎ.
What does 打卡 mean?
打卡 (dǎkǎ) means “clock in (at work); check in”.
How do you write 打卡?
打卡 is 2 characters: 打 (dǎ) — hit, strike; 卡 (kǎ) — card. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 打卡?
打卡 is read dǎkǎ. Tones: dǎ — third tone, kǎ — third tone. The page has an audio recording.
“clock in” in the lesson “Department, shift, construction site”
This word is from the topic “Jobs and positions” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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