厂里 (chǎng lǐ) — in the factory, at the factory | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

in the factoryat the factory

Examples

厂里。
chǎng lǐ De gōng rén dōu rèn shi tā.
All the workers in the factory know him.
厂里。
Tā měi tiān zài chǎng lǐ gōng zuò shí gè xiǎo shí.
He works ten hours a day at the factory.
厂里。
chǎng lǐ Zuì jìn xīn mǎi le yì tái jī qì.
The factory recently bought a new machine.

Origin

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.

广敞廠

Meaning part形符xíngfú

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.

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 裡; 里 is its simplified writing.

The simplified 里 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words (里, 里面) it is 裡; in others (公里) it is 里 or 裏.

衤里裡

Meaning part形符xíngfú

衤Written in full as衣yīclothes

Sound part声符shēngfú

里

里lǐ裡lǐ

Same sound today

The form 裡 pairs 衤 (clothes) with 里 as a sound component.

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