gōng chǎng
factory; plant; works
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我在一家工厂工作。
wǒ zài yī jiā gōngchǎng gōngzuò.
I work in a factory.
这家工厂生产汽车。
zhè jiā gōngchǎng shēngchǎn qìchē.
This factory produces cars.
工厂里的工人很辛苦。
gōngchǎng lǐ de gōngrén hěn xīnkǔ.
The workers in the factory work very hard.
工厂 (gōngchǎng)
factory
厂房 (chǎngfáng)
workshop
家庭作坊 (jiātíng zuòfǎng)
cottage industry
手工作坊 (shǒugōng zuòfǎng)
handicraft workshop
The Chinese word 工厂 (gōngchǎng) for "factory" is composed of two characters: 工 (gōng) meaning "work" or "labor" and 厂 (chǎng) meaning "place" or "workshop". The character 工 is a pictograph depicting a person holding a tool, while the character 厂 is a pictograph depicting a building with a roof. Together, the two characters 工厂 literally mean "a place where work is done" or "a workshop". The word 工厂 first appeared in the Chinese language during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) and has been in use ever since. It is a common word in modern Chinese and is used to refer to any type of factory or manufacturing facility.
