Daily Chinese for Factory: Container inspection checklist
An essential guide to everyday factory conversations. Find out how to express 'Container inspection checklist' in Chinese, including key phrases like '集装箱' (Container) and '检查清单' (Inspection checklist).
Topic: Daily Chinese for Factory (Workplace Mandarin)
1. Original Dialogue
A: 装货之前我们要检查集装箱的状态。
B: 好，检查清单在这里，从哪里开始？
A: 先检查箱体有没有破洞或者锈迹。
B: 箱体完好，没有破洞，有一点锈但是不严重。
A: 好，记录下来。再检查地板和门锁。
B: 地板干净，没有气味。门锁正常。
A: 很好，这个集装箱可以使用。
B: 我在清单上签字，然后我们开始装货。
2. Dialogue Details & Translation
A: 装货之前我们要检查集装箱的状态。
Zhuāng huò zhīqián wǒmen yào jiǎnchá jízhuāngxiāng de zhuàngtài.
Before loading, we need to inspect the condition of the container.
B: 好，检查清单在这里，从哪里开始？
Hǎo, jiǎnchá qīngdān zài zhèlǐ, cóng nǎlǐ kāishǐ?
Okay, the inspection checklist is here. Where do we start?
A: 先检查箱体有没有破洞或者锈迹。
Xiān jiǎnchá xiāng tǐ yǒu méiyǒu pòdòng huòzhě xiùjì.
First check the container body for holes or rust.
B: 箱体完好，没有破洞，有一点锈但是不严重。
Xiāng tǐ wánhǎo, méiyǒu pòdòng, yǒu yì diǎn xiù dànshì bù yánzhòng.
The container body is intact. No holes. There is a little rust but it's not serious.
A: 好，记录下来。再检查地板和门锁。
Hǎo, jìlù xiàlái. Zài jiǎnchá dìbǎn hé mén suǒ.
Good, note it down. Now check the floor and door locks.
B: 地板干净，没有气味。门锁正常。
Dìbǎn gānjìng, méiyǒu qìwèi. Mén suǒ zhèngcháng.
Floor is clean, no odors. Door locks are normal.
A: 很好，这个集装箱可以使用。
Hěn hǎo, zhège jízhuāngxiāng kěyǐ shǐyòng.
Very good. This container can be used.
B: 我在清单上签字，然后我们开始装货。
Wǒ zài qīngdān shàng qiānzì, rán hòu wǒmen kāishǐ zhuānghuò.
I'll sign on the checklist, then we'll start loading.
3. Key Vocabulary
集装箱 jízhuāngxiāng: Container
检查清单 jiǎnchá qīngdān: Inspection checklist
箱体 xiāng tǐ: Container body
破洞 pòdòng: Hole / puncture
锈迹 xiùjì: Rust
完好 wánhǎo: Intact
严重 yánzhòng: Serious
地板 dìbǎn: Floor
气味 qìwèi: Odor / smell
门锁 mén suǒ: Door lock
正常 zhèngcháng: Normal
使用 shǐyòng: Use
签字 qiānzì: Sign
装货 zhuānghuò: Load goods
或者 huòzhě: Or
4. Grammar & Sentence Structures
有没有 + noun (check for presence of something)
A common pattern in inspection contexts to check whether something exists.
Example: 检查箱体有没有破洞或者锈迹。
Jiǎnchá xiāng tǐ yǒu méiyǒu pòdòng huòzhě xiùjì.
Check the container body for holes or rust.
有一点 + noun/adjective，但是不严重
Used to acknowledge a minor issue and clarify it is not serious.
Example: 有一点锈，但是不严重。
Yǒu yì diǎn xiù, dànshì bù yánzhòng.
There is a little rust, but it is not serious.
5. Practice Exercises
Question 1: What is the first item to inspect?
A. Door locks
B. Floor cleanliness
C. Container body for holes or rust
D. Container number
Answer: C. Container body for holes or rust
Explanation: A said to first check the container body for holes or rust.
Question 2: Is there any rust on the container?
A. No rust at all
B. A little, but not serious
C. A lot, very serious
D. Unknown
Answer: B. A little, but not serious
Explanation: B said 有一点锈但是不严重, meaning a little rust but not serious.
Question 3: What does 气味 mean?
A. Color
B. Odor / smell
C. Stain
D. Noise
Answer: B. Odor / smell
Explanation: 气味 means odor or smell.
Question 4: What is the condition of the door locks?
A. Broken
B. Missing
C. Normal
D. Need replacement
Answer: C. Normal
Explanation: B said 门锁正常, meaning the door locks are normal.
Question 5: What does B do after inspection is complete?
A. Report to the supervisor
B. Sign the checklist and start loading
C. Take photos
D. Call the warehouse
Answer: B. Sign the checklist and start loading
Explanation: B said he will sign the checklist and then start loading goods.