工场 (gōng cháng) — workshop; atelier

Definition

A small-scale workshop or atelier, often for crafts or light manufacturing. More artisanal and intimate than 工厂 ('factory'), which implies large-scale industrial production.

noun
workshopatelier
Measure word ·

Examples

  • 工场
    Tā zài gōng cháng lǐ gōng zuò le hěn duō nián.
    He worked in the workshop for many years.
  • 工场
    Zhè ge gōng cháng zhuān mén zhì zuò táo cí yì shù pǐn.
    This atelier specializes in making ceramic art.
  • 工场
    Lǎo bǎn zhèng zài gōng cháng lǐ jiǎn chá shè bèi.
    The boss is checking equipment in the workshop.

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