Definition
建厂 is a verb-object construction (离合词) meaning 'to build a factory'. As a separable verb, the verb 建 and the object 厂 can split when inserting aspect markers, measure words, or modifiers — for example, 建了一个厂 ('built a factory'), 建过厂 ('have built a factory'), or 建厂三年了 ('built the factory three years ago'). The object 厂 alone carries the meaning of 'factory'; the whole phrase behaves like a single verb in a sentence but can be separated grammatically.
v.o.
to build a factory (verb-object construction)
Examples
- 建厂。Gōngsī jìhuà míngnián jiàn ān.The company plans to build a factory next year.
- 建厂。Zhège dìqū yīnwèi jiàn ān ér jiùyè jīhuì zēngjiā le.Jobs increased in this region because of building a factory.
- 。Tāmen qùnián jiàn le yí zuò xīn chǎng.They built a new factory last year.
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