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出厂 (chū chǎng) — to leave the factory (of finished goods)

Definition

Refers specifically to finished products leaving a factory (after passing inspection), not people leaving. Pairs with 合格、检测; use 上市 when goods reach the broader market.

verb
to leave the factory (of finished goods)
Easily confused

Examples

  • 出厂。
    Zhè pī qì chē jí jiāng chū chǎng.
    This batch of cars is about to leave the factory.
  • 出厂。
    Suǒ yǒu chǎn pǐn bì xū jīng guò zhì liàng jiǎn cè cái néng chū chǎng.
    All products must pass quality inspection before leaving the factory.
  • ，出厂。
    Gōng chǎng zhèng zài jiā jǐn shēng chǎn, zhēng qǔ yuè dǐ chū chǎng.
    The factory is stepping up production, aiming to ship by the end of the month.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

出chūleave
厂chǎngfactory

“出” means leave and “厂” is factory, so goods leave the factory.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

出 combines 止 (foot) and 凵 (cave) to show a foot stepping out of a cave.

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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.

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Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Industry & Manufacturing

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