会计

• Pinyin: kuài jì
• Hanzi breakdown: 会 = 人 (person) + 云 (phonetic component); 计 = 讠(speech radical) + 十 (ten, related to counting)

Meaning

Accounting; accountant. Refers to the profession of accounting or to a person who works as an accountant.

会计 is used both as a noun referring to the discipline of accounting and as a job title. In everyday speech, calling someone 会计 or 会计师 is a standard way to refer to their profession. It is a respected white-collar occupation and commonly appears in job listings and workplace discussions.

Examples

1. 她大学学的是会计，毕业后在一家公司做财务工作。 She studied accounting at university and went into financial work at a company after graduating.
2. 公司的会计每个月都要做财务报表。 The company's accountant has to prepare financial statements every month.
3. 他考了会计证，打算以后自己开一家事务所。 He obtained his accounting qualification and plans to open his own practice in the future.

Usage Guide

Context: work, finance, professional

Tone: neutral

Do Say

• 我们公司正在招聘一位有经验的会计。(Our company is recruiting an experienced accountant.)
• 这个问题你应该去问一下会计部门。(You should check with the accounting department about this.)

Don't Say

• 让会计帮我管管钱吧 (Don't use 会计 loosely for any financial help — it specifically means accounting; use 财务 for broader financial matters or 理财 for personal financial planning)

Origin & History

会 means to converge or to calculate; 计 means to count or to plan. Together 会计 originally described the skill of tallying and reconciling accounts, which evolved into the modern profession of accounting.

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal