轧钢厂

軋鋼廠

zhágāngchǎng

noun

Measure Word

一家轧钢厂 jiā

Meanings

1 steel rolling mill
2 factory that rolls steel into sheets, rods, etc.

Characters

to roll (metal)

Examples

他在轧钢厂工作了三十年。

Tā zài zhágāngchǎng gōngzuòle sānshí nián.

He worked at a steel rolling mill for thirty years.

这家轧钢厂去年完成了技术升级。

Zhè jiā zhágāngchǎng qùnián wánchéngle jìshù shēngjí.

This rolling mill completed a technology upgrade last year.

Tips

usage

Note 轧 has two readings: zhá (to roll, in 轧钢, 轧路机) and yà (to crush over, in 轧死). For the rolling-mill sense always read zhá. A general 'steel mill' is 钢厂 or 钢铁厂; a 轧钢厂 specifically does the rolling step.

Stroke Order

轧 yà

钢 gāng

厂 chǎng