处理厂 (chǔ lǐ chǎng) — processing plant, treatment plant

Definition

A compound noun meaning a 'processing/treatment plant' — a facility that treats materials like sewage, waste, or food on an industrial scale.

noun
processing planttreatment plant
Measure word · 家
Easily confused

Examples

  • 处理厂。
    Zhè ge chǔ lǐ chǎng měi tiān chǔ lǐ dà liàng de wū shuǐ.
    This treatment plant processes a large amount of sewage every day.
  • 处理厂。
    Xīn jiàn de shí pǐn chǔ lǐ chǎng yǐ jīng tóu chǎn le.
    The newly built food processing plant has started production.
  • 处理厂。
    Gōng rén men zhèng zài chǔ lǐ chǎng lǐ wéi xiū shè bèi.
    Workers are repairing equipment in the processing plant.

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.

处理handle
处chùhandle理lǐmanage
联合Side by side
厂chǎngplant

处理 handle and 厂 plant combine for a plant that treats or handles things.

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 處; 处 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
夂夂zhǐ
几几jǐtable
Sound part声符shēngfú
虍
虍hū處chǔ
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 處 pairs 虍, giving the sound, with 夂 and 几, a table, as meaning parts. The simplified 处 is a shorthand and its parts are not the historical components.

Open 处 →

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
玉玉yùjade
Sound part声符shēngfú
里
里lǐ理lǐ
Same sound today

理 pairs 玉 (jade) with 里, which shows how to say it; the jade part points to the old sense of polishing jade.

Open 理 →

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 →

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