炼铁厂

煉鐵廠
liàntiěchǎng
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 iron foundry
  2. 2 ironworks
  3. 3 iron smelting plant

Examples

HSK 6
Zhè zuò chéngshì yǐ liàntiěchǎng wénmíng.
This city is famous for its ironworks.
HSK 7-9
Liàntiěchǎng de yāncōng rìyè mào zhe nóngyān.
The smokestacks of the iron foundry belched thick smoke day and night.

Tips

history
In the 1958 大跃进 (Great Leap Forward), communes across the country built small backyard 土法炼铁厂 to raise iron and steel output. 土法 means 'traditional local method', as opposed to modern factory technique.

Stroke Order

炼 liàn
铁 tiě
厂 chǎng