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厂家 (chǎng jiā) — manufacturer, producer; factory

Definition

厂家 refers to the manufacturing company itself, not the physical site — that is 工厂. Use it when talking about a firm as a business counterpart (negotiating, supplying).

noun
manufacturerproducerfactory
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 厂家。
    Zhè ge chǎng jiā shēng chǎn de diàn zǐ chǎn pǐn hěn shòu huān yíng.
    The electronic products manufactured by this company are very popular.
  • 厂家。
    Nǐ xū yào zhí jiē gēn chǎng jiā tán pàn jià gé.
    You need to negotiate prices directly with the manufacturer.
  • 厂家。
    Duō jiā chǎng jiā dōu cān jiā le zhè cì zhǎn lǎn huì.
    Many manufacturers participated in this exhibition.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

厂chǎngfactory
家jiāhousehold

厂 gives factory and 家 gives household or owner, so the word means the manufacturing household.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 廠; 厂 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
广广guǎng
Sound part声符shēngfú
敞
敞chǎng廠chǎng
Same sound today

The traditional form 廠 combines 广 with 敞, which gives the sound; the simplified 厂 is a later shorthand.

Open 厂 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
宀宀miánroof
Sound part声符shēngfú
𢑓
𢑓𢑓家jiā
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The early drawing of 家 showed a roof 宀 over a male-pig sign 𢑓 that gave the pronunciation; the lower part later changed shape.

Open 家 →
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HSK 3.0 Level 6Business & CommerceIndustry & Manufacturing

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