纺织厂 (fǎng zhī chǎng) — textile mill | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

textile mill

Measure word · 家

Examples

纺织厂。
Tā zài fǎng zhī chǎng gōng zuò yǐ jīng shí nián le.
She has been working at the textile mill for ten years.
纺织厂。
Zhè jiā fǎng zhī chǎng zhǔ yào shēng chǎn mián bù hé sī chóu.
This textile mill mainly produces cotton cloth and silk.
纺织厂。
Zhèng fǔ zhèng zài bāng zhù fǎng zhī chǎng jìn xíng jì shù gǎi zào.
The government is helping the textile mill carry out technological renovation.

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.

纺织textile work

纺fǎngspin织zhīweave

联合Side by side

厂chǎngfactory

纺织 (spinning and weaving) and 厂 (factory) combine to mean a factory for textile production.

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 紡; 纺 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

糸糸mìsilk

Sound part声符shēngfú

方

方fāng紡fǎng

Same sound today

The traditional form 紡 uses 糸 to show silk and 方 for the sound; the simplified 纺 is a later abbreviation.

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 織; 织 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

糸糸mìsilk

Sound part声符shēngfú

戠

戠zhí織zhī

Same sound today

The traditional form 織 uses 糸, silk, with 戠 for the sound. The simplified 织 is a later shorthand.

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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