Definition
工厂 (gōngchǎng) is the standard word for a factory as a physical workplace. Its shorter form 厂 (chǎng) is often used as a suffix (e.g., 工厂 itself) or in informal speech, while 厂家 (chǎngjiā) refers to the manufacturing company or producer.
noun
factory
Measure word · 家, 座
Examples
- 工厂。Wǒ jiā fùjìn yǒu yì gōng chǎng.There is a factory near my home.
- 工厂。Zhè gōng chǎng shēngchǎn hěnduō yīfu.This factory produces a lot of clothes.
- 工厂。Chéng lǐ yǒu sān gōng chǎng.There are three factories in the city.
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