Definition
考勤 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to check attendance' or 'to take attendance'. The two characters can be split when adding aspect markers, complements, or measure words — for example, 考了勤, 考过勤, 考一次勤. It's common in workplace contexts, often combined with 打 (打卡考勤) or used as a noun in compounds like 考勤表 (attendance sheet).
v.o.
(verb-object) to check attendanceto take attendance
Examples
- 考勤，。Gōngsī měitiān dōu yào kǎo qín, bù néng chídào.The company checks attendance every day — you can't be late.
- ，，。Jīntiān shàngwǔ kǎo le liǎng cì qín, yí cì shì shàngbān, yí cì shì xiàbān.This morning attendance was checked twice — once for clocking in and once for clocking out.
- 考勤，。kǎo qín jìlù yào bǎocún hǎo, yuèdǐ tǒngjì yòng.The attendance records need to be kept well — they're used for month-end statistics.
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