chǎng zhǎng
factory director; plant manager
厂长在办公室里工作。
chǎngzhǎng zài bàngōngshì lǐ gōngzuò.
The factory director is working in the office.
厂长正在开会。
chǎngzhǎng zhèngzài kāihuì.
The factory director is in a meeting.
厂长视察了工厂。
chǎngzhǎng shìchále gōngchǎng.
The factory director inspected the factory.
厂主 (chǎngzhǔ)
factory owner
经理 (jīnglǐ)
manager
工人 (gōng rén)
worker
员工 (yuán gōng)
employee
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The Chinese word 厂长 (chǎngzhǎng) is composed of two characters: 厂 (chǎng) and 长 (zhǎng). The character 厂 originally meant "a workshop" or "a factory", and it is still used in this sense today. The character 长 originally meant "long" or "tall", but it has also come to be used in a more general sense to mean "leader" or "head". Thus, the word 厂长 literally means "factory leader" or "factory head", and it is used to refer to the person in charge of a factory or other industrial enterprise.The word 厂长 is a relatively new word, having only come into use in the early 20th century. It is a product of China's rapid industrialization during this period, and it reflects the need for a new term to refer to the people who were in charge of these new industrial enterprises. The word 厂长 is now used throughout China, and it is an important part of the country's business vocabulary.
