HSK · Level 22
135 words
Chinese word
工厂
Pronunciation
Pinyingōng chǎng
Meaning
- nounfactory
Example
我们今天参观了工厂。wǒ men jīn tiān cān guān le gōng chǎng
We visited the factory today.
More examples
他每天在工厂上班。tā měi tiān zài gōng chǎng shàng bān
He works at the factory every day.
Core concept
A place built around an organized process that makes products or components.
Common phrases
在工厂上班zài gōng chǎng shàng bān
work at a factory
工厂附近gōng chǎng fù jìn
near the factory
Similar words
公司gōng sī: An organization that runs a business or provides services.
厂房chǎng fáng: A building or section of a building fitted with equipment for manufacturing.
厂家chǎng jiā: A company or producer that makes and supplies goods.
车间chē jiān: A production area where workers use machines or workbenches to make or process goods.
Definition in Chinese
用于制作商品和零部件的生产车间或厂区。yòng yú zhì zuò shāng pǐn hé líng bù jiàn de shēng chǎn chē jiān huò chǎng qū
Word origin
The word 工厂 (gōngchǎng, "factory") joins 工 (gōng, "work") and 厂 (chǎng, "workshop"), making its structure point to a work site for manufacturing.
Usage tips
- In conversation about jobs, saying that someone works at a factory gives the workplace type, but it does not by itself name the person's employer or role.