Words & Phrases 词汇与词组 – 工厂 gōng chǎng

工厂

Pinyin: gōng chǎng

Meaning：Factory

Sentence：那家大工厂倒闭，使许多工人失业。 The closure of the large factory made many workers live in idleness.

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工：

Pinyin: gōng

Meaning: Labor; profession; skill; worker

Radical: 工

Stokes: 3

Traditional: 工

Common words/Phrase:

工具[gōng jù] 【instrument; means】

工作[gōng zuò] 【job; task】

工程[gōng chéng] 【engineering; project】

工业[gōng yè] 【industry】

工艺[gōng yì] 【technics】

厂：

Pinyin: ān, chǎng

Meaning: Slope; yard; works; workhouse

Radical: 厂

Stokes: 2

Traditional: 厰

Common words/Phrase:

厂家[chǎng jiā] 【factory】 

厂商[chǎng shāng] 【company; firm】

厂房[chǎng fáng] 【a building used as a factory】

厂长[chǎng zhǎng] 【factory director】

厂子[chǎng zi] 【yard; deport】