Meaning of 工厂
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- factory
Measure word: 家,座
How to use 工厂
工厂 is the everyday word for a factory or plant, and it often appears with words for jobs and workers. It takes the measure word 家 (jiā) or 个 (gè). Example: 他在一家工厂工作。(Tā zài yì jiā gōngchǎng gōngzuò.) He works in a factory.
工 (gōng) means work and looks like a simple tool or beam, and 厂 (chǎng) looks like a roof with one wall, like an open shed. Picture work 工 happening under a big shed roof 厂, and you have a factory.
Common mistake: Learners often write 厂 with an extra dot on top, which makes it 广 (guǎng, wide). Both are third-tone-looking shapes, but 厂 has no dot. Also remember 厂 is third tone, chǎng, not chǎn or cháng.
工厂 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Stroke order for each character
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工 gōng · labor · 3 strokes
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厂 chǎng · factory · 2 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 工厂.
| 工作 | gōngzuò | to work; (of a machine) to operate |
| 工人 | gōngrén | worker |
| 打工 | dǎgōng | to work a temporary or casual job; (of students) to have a job outside of class time, or d |
| 工具 | gōngjù | tool; instrument |
| 员工 | yuángōng | staff; personnel; employee |
| 工资 | gōngzī | wages; pay |
| 工程师 | gōngchéngshī | engineer |
| 工业 | gōngyè | industry |
| 人工 | réngōng | artificial; manpower |
| 加工 | jiāgōng | to process; processing |
| 工夫 | gōngfu | (old) laborer |
| 职工 | zhígōng | employee; staff member; worker |
Questions about 工厂
What does 工厂 mean?
工厂 (gōngchǎng) means "factory" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 工厂?
工厂 is made of 2 characters: 工 (3 strokes), 厂 (2 strokes). That is 5 strokes in total.
Is 工厂 an HSK word?
Yes. 工厂 is on the HSK 3 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 工厂 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 工厂 is written 工廠.
Can 厂 be used alone to mean factory?
Yes. In speech and in names, 厂 alone often means factory or plant, as in 汽车厂 (qìchē chǎng, car factory) or 回厂 (huí chǎng, go back to the factory). 工厂 is the more general, complete word.
What is the difference between 工厂 and 公司?
工厂 (gōngchǎng) is a physical place where things are made. 公司 (gōngsī) is a company, a business organization, which may or may not own factories. Someone in an office would say they work at a 公司, not a 工厂.