工厂

工廠

gōngchǎng

noun HSK 3 #2,436

Measure Word

一家工厂 jiā

Meanings

1 factory; plant; works

Characters

work; labor; industry

factory; plant; yard

工 (work/industry) + 厂 (factory) = factory

Examples

他在工厂上班。

Tā zài gōngchǎng shàngbān.

He works in a factory.

这家工厂生产汽车。

Zhè jiā gōngchǎng shēngchǎn qìchē.

This factory produces cars.

工厂搬到了郊区。

Gōngchǎng bān dào le jiāoqū.

The factory moved to the suburbs.

Tips

culture

China is known as '世界工厂' (shìjiè gōngchǎng, the world's factory) due to its massive manufacturing capacity.

Stroke Order

工 gōng

厂 chǎng