Word information
Simplified打卡
Traditional打卡
Pinyindǎkǎ
Part of speech动
HSK 3.06
HSK 2.0Not listed
Chinese word dictionary
打卡
dǎkǎ · (of an employee) to clock on (or off); to punch in (or out); (on social media) to check in to a location
Character breakdown
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How to learn 打卡
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打电话dǎdiànhuà
to make a telephone call
打dǎa semantically light, transitive verb that is combined with various grammatical objects to form compound verbs and verb-object phrases with a diverse range of meanings (e.g. 打傘|打伞[da3 san3] "to hold an umbrella", 打電話|打电话[da3 dian4 hua4] "to make a phone call", 打針|打针[da3 zhen1] "to get an injection", 打手套[da3 shou3 tao4] "to knit gloves", 打氣|打气[da3 qi4] "to inflate"); to hit; to strike; to fight; (coll.) from; since (as in 打那以後|打那以后[da3 na4 yi3 hou4] "since then")
打车dǎchēto take a taxi (in town); to hitch a lift
打开dǎkāito open; to show (a ticket); to turn on; to switch on
打扫dǎsǎoto clean; to sweep
打算dǎsuànto plan; to intend; to calculate; plan; intention; calculation; CL:個|个[ge4]