chǎng

厂

HSK 3Character · NounTraditional廠 厰

factory; plant; surname

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Meanings

3 senses · 8 examples
1.

noun

factory; plant

Refers to large industrial production sites.

Zhè这
jiā家
gāng钢
tiě铁
chǎng厂
shēng生
chǎn产
gāo高
zhì质
liàng量
de的
gāng钢
cái材
 。

This steel factory produces high-quality steel.

Wǒ我
men们
xué学
xiào校
páng旁
biān边
yǒu有
yī一
jiā家
fǎng纺
zhī织
chǎng厂
 。

There is a textile factory next to our school.

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Tā他
bǎ把
gōng工
chǎng厂
dàng当
chéng成
zì自
jǐ己
de的
jiā家
yī一
yàng样
ài爱
hù护
 。

He treats the factory like his own home.

Zhè这
jiā家
gōng工
chǎng厂
yǐn引
jìn进
le了
xiān先
jìn进
de的
shēng生
chǎn产
shè设
bèi备
 。

This factory has introduced advanced production equipment.

Bà爸
ba爸
zài在
qì汽
chē车
chǎng厂
gōng工
zuò作
le了
sān三
shí十
nián年
 。

Dad has worked at the car factory for thirty years.

2.

noun

yard; works; plant

informal

Refers to small-scale industrial or storage sites, often used in spoken Chinese.

Hòu后
shān山
yǒu有
yī一
gè个
méi煤
chǎng厂
zi子
 ,
zhuān专
mén门
chǔ储
cún存
guò过
dōng冬
de的
méi煤
tàn炭
 。

There is a coal yard at the back of the mountain that stores coal for winter.

Cūn村
kǒu口
de的
jù锯
mù木
chǎng厂
zi子
jīn今
nián年
shēng生
yì意
bú不
cuò错
 。

The sawmill at the village entrance has had good business this year.

3.

noun

surname

Used as a family name in China.

Chǎng厂
zhǎng长
shì是
yī一
wèi位
xìng姓
chǎng厂
de的
lǎo老
yuán员
gōng工
 。

The factory director is an old employee with the surname Chang.