工房

gōngfáng

noun #37,086

Measure Word

一间工房 jiān

Meanings

1 workshop
2 workers' quarters
3 atelier

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

工厂为工人盖了一排工房。

Gōngchǎng wèi gōngrén gài le yī pái gōngfáng.

The factory built a row of workers' quarters for the staff.

HSK 7-9

他在自家的小工房里做木工。

Tā zài zìjiā de xiǎo gōngfáng lǐ zuò mùgōng.

He does woodworking in his small home workshop.

Tips

usage

工房 has two senses: a small workshop or atelier (often used for artisan studios), and dormitory-style housing built for factory workers. The first sense overlaps with Japanese 工房 (kōbō), and is common in craft/maker contexts.

Stroke Order

工 gōng

房 fáng