加工 meaning in English

jiāgōng

to process; processing

HSK 38 strokes

Meaning of 加工

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

jiāgōng

to process
processing
working (of machinery)

How to use 加工

加工 is used for processing raw materials, food, or parts in factories, and also for polishing or reworking something like a piece of writing. It often appears in compounds such as 加工厂 (jiāgōngchǎng, processing plant) and 食品加工 (shípǐn jiāgōng, food processing). Example: 这些木头要送到工厂加工。(Zhèxiē mùtou yào sòng dào gōngchǎng jiāgōng.) This wood will be sent to the factory for processing.

加 (jiā) means to add, and 工 (gōng) means work. When you add work to raw material, you are processing it, so 加工 (jiāgōng) is turning something raw into something finished.

Common mistake: Learners sometimes use 加工 to mean "work overtime" because 加 means add. That is 加班 (jiābān), not 加工. Also keep both syllables in the first tone: jiā gōng.

加工 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

我wǒ无wú法fǎ相xiàng信xìn他tā有yǒu种zhǒng向xiàng老lǎo板bǎn要yāo求qiú加jiā工gōng资zī。

I can't believe he had the balls to ask the boss for a raise.

这zhè是shì一yī种zhǒng再zài加jiā工gōng茶chá叶yè。

This is a type of reprocessed tea.

奶nǎi酪lào是shì由yóu母mǔ牛niú、山shān羊yáng、绵mián羊yáng或huò其qí它tā哺bǔ乳rǔ动dòng物wù的de奶nǎi加jiā工gōng制zhì成chéng的de固gù体tǐ食shí物wù。

Cheese is a solid food made from the milk of cows, goats, sheep, and other mammals.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

加 jiā · to add · 5 strokes

工 gōng · labor · 3 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 加工.

工作	gōngzuò	to work; (of a machine) to operate
工人	gōngrén	worker
参加	cānjiā	to participate; to take part; to join
加油	jiāyóu	to add oil; to top up with gas; to refuel; to accelerate; to step on the gas
打工	dǎgōng	to work a temporary or casual job; (of students) to have a job outside of class time, or d
更加	gèngjiā	more (than sth else); even more
增加	zēngjiā	to raise; to increase
工厂	gōngchǎng	factory
工具	gōngjù	tool; instrument
员工	yuángōng	staff; personnel; employee
工资	gōngzī	wages; pay
工程师	gōngchéngshī	engineer

Questions about 加工

What does 加工 mean?

加工 (jiāgōng) means "to process; processing".

How do you write 加工?

加工 is made of 2 characters: 加 (5 strokes), 工 (3 strokes). That is 8 strokes in total.

Is 加工 an HSK word?

Yes. 加工 is on the HSK 3 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

Can 加工 be used for things other than factory work?

Yes. It can mean refining or polishing something, like an essay or a story. For example, 这篇文章还需要加工 (zhè piān wénzhāng hái xūyào jiāgōng) means this article still needs some reworking.

How do you say processed food in Chinese?

You can say 加工食品 (jiāgōng shípǐn). Here 加工 works like an adjective before the noun, meaning processed.