厂商 (chǎng shāng) — manufacturer, producer

Definition

厂商 refers to a manufacturing company as a business entity — the company itself, not the physical site (that is 工厂). Compared to 厂家, it emphasizes the firm's role in the market; 商家 is any business, not specifically a producer.

noun
manufacturerproducer
Measure word ·

Examples

  • 厂商
    Zhè jiā chǎng shāng shēng chǎn gāo zhì liàng de diàn zǐ chǎn pǐn.
    This manufacturer produces high-quality electronic products.
  • 厂商
    Wǒ men xū yào zhǎo yì jiā kě kào de chǎng shāng hé zuò.
    We need to find a reliable manufacturer to cooperate with.
  • 厂商
    Zhè jiā chǎng shāng de chǎn pǐn chū kǒu dào hěn duō guó jiā.
    This manufacturer's products are exported to many countries.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

chǎngfactory
shāngbusiness

The first element 厂 means factory and the second 商 means business; together they mean a manufacturer or trading firm.

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
Sound part声符shēngfú
chǎngchǎng
Same sound today

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

Open 厂 →

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Open 商 →

Browse more HSK 6 words or search the full 43,000-word dictionary.