糖厂 (táng ān) — sugar refinery | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

sugar refinery

Measure word · 家

Examples

糖厂。
Zhè ge táng ān měi nián shēng chǎn hěn duō táng.
This sugar refinery produces a lot of sugar every year.
糖厂。
Tā zài táng ān gōng zuò le hěn duō nián.
He worked at the sugar refinery for many years.
糖厂。
táng ān De gōng rén jīn tiān xiū xi.
The workers at the sugar refinery are off today.

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.

厂chǎngfactory

糖 (sugar) specifies the kind of 厂 (factory).

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.

米唐糖

Meaning part形符xíngfú

米米mǐrice

Sound part声符shēngfú

唐

Same sound today

糖 is made from 米 (rice) and 唐, which gives the sound táng.

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.

广敞廠

Meaning part形符xíngfú

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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