会计 kuàijì accountant
accountant; accountancy; accounting
How to remember 会计: 会 can + 计 calculate = accountant.
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How it is used
- An accountant / accounting - 当会计 (dāng kuàijì) to be an accountant, 会计工作 accounting work.
- Note the reading: 会 is kuài here (not huì) - a classic pitfall. 会计 = accounting/accountant.
- 会计师 (kuàijìshī) = a certified accountant (CPA); 财务 (cáiwù) is the broader 'finance' function.
- 记账 is the daily bookkeeping the 会计 performs.