厂 (chǎng) — factory; plant; works; yard; depot (for storage or processing)
Definition
厂 is a short, slightly more colloquial word for a factory — 工厂 is the more complete, standard form. The "yard/depot" sense is rare in modern use; learners mostly meet 厂 in compounds like 厂家.
noun
factoryplantworksyarddepot (for storage or processing)
Measure word · 家
Examples
- 厂。Zhè jiā chǎng shēng chǎn qì chē líng jiàn.This factory produces car parts.
- 。chǎng Lǐ yǒu yì qiān duō míng gōng rén.There are over a thousand workers in the factory.
- 厂。Wǒ men chǎng de páng biān shì yí gè dà cāng kù.Next to our factory is a big warehouse.
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