打卡 dǎkǎ to clock on (or off)
(of an employee) to clock on (or off); to punch in (or out); (on social media) to check in to a location
How to remember 打卡: 打 hit + 卡 card = to clock on (or off).
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How it is used
- To clock in/out at work; and trendily, to 'check in' at a hot spot: 上班打卡 (shàngbān dǎkǎ) to clock in; 打卡网红店 (visit a viral spot for the photo).
- The social-media 'check-in / must-visit' sense is now very common among young people.
- Colloquial; verb-object (打了卡).