钢厂 (gāngchǎng) · steelworks; steel mill

Measure Word

一家钢厂 jiā

HSK 1

他在钢厂工作了三十年。

Tā zài gāngchǎng gōngzuò le sānshí nián.

He worked at the steel mill for thirty years.

HSK 7-9

这座城市以前靠钢厂发展起来，现在正在转型。

Zhè zuò chéngshì yǐqián kào gāngchǎng fāzhǎn qǐlai, xiànzài zhèngzài zhuǎnxíng.

This city grew up around its steel mills and is now reinventing itself.

usage

钢厂 is the short, everyday form of 钢铁厂 (iron and steel works). A mill that only rolls steel into sheet or bar is a 轧钢厂.

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