Meaning of 厂商
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- manufacturer
- producer
How to use 厂商
厂商 is a formal word used in news, business writing, and product talk to mean the company that makes or supplies a product. It often appears with words like 汽车 (car) or 手机 (phone), as in 手机厂商 (shǒujī chǎngshāng, phone maker). Example: 这家厂商的产品质量很好。(Zhè jiā chǎngshāng de chǎnpǐn zhìliàng hěn hǎo.) This manufacturer's products are high quality.
厂商 joins 厂 (chǎng, factory) and 商 (shāng, business or trade). A company that runs a factory and does business is a manufacturer.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 厂商 with 工厂 (gōngchǎng). 工厂 is the physical factory building, while 厂商 is the company or brand behind the products. Also note that 厂 is third tone (chǎng), not second tone like 长 (cháng).
Stroke order for each character
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厂 chǎng · factory · 2 strokes
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商 shāng · commerce · 11 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 厂商.
| 商店 | shāngdiàn | store; shop |
| 商场 | shāngchǎng | shopping mall; shopping center |
| 商量 | shāngliang | to consult; to talk over |
| 商人 | shāngrén | merchant; businessman |
| 工厂 | gōngchǎng | factory |
| 商业 | shāngyè | business; trade |
| 商品 | shāngpǐn | commodity; goods; merchandise |
| 商务 | shāngwù | commercial affairs; commercial |
| 厂长 | chǎngzhǎng | factory director |
| 商标 | shāngbiāo | trademark; logo |
| 协商 | xiéshāng | to consult with; to talk things over |
| 工商 | gōngshāng | industry and commerce |
Questions about 厂商
What does 厂商 mean?
厂商 (chǎngshāng) means "manufacturer; producer" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 厂商?
厂商 is made of 2 characters: 厂 (2 strokes), 商 (11 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.
Is 厂商 an HSK word?
Yes. 厂商 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 厂商 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 厂商 is written 廠商.
What is the difference between 厂商 and 商家?
厂商 usually means the maker or producer of goods. 商家 (shāngjiā) usually means a seller or merchant, such as a shop or an online store. A phone brand is a 厂商, and the store selling its phones is a 商家.
What measure word is used with 厂商?
The most common measure word is 家 (jiā), as in 一家厂商 (yì jiā chǎngshāng), one manufacturer. 个 (gè) is also heard in casual speech, but 家 sounds more natural.