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车间 (chē jiān) — workshop (in a factory)

Definition

车间 (chējiān) is a single workshop or production room inside a factory — a smaller unit than 工厂 or 厂. Don't confuse with 车库 (garage, for vehicles).

noun
workshop (in a factory)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 车间。
    Zhè ge chē jiān yǒu èr shí duō tái jī qì.
    This workshop has over twenty machines.
  • 车间。
    Tā zài chē jiān fù zé zhì liàng jiǎn chá.
    He is responsible for quality inspection in the workshop.
  • 车间，。
    chē jiān Lǐ hěn rè, gōng rén xū yào duō hē shuǐ.
    It's very hot in the workshop; workers need to drink more water.

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.

车chēmachine
间jiānroom

车 refers to machinery and 间 to a room, so the image is a workshop space.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 車; 车 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 車 was drawn as a carriage seen from above, with wheels on both sides and a shaft at the front; the simplified 车 is a later shorthand.

Open 车 →

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Open 间 →
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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Industry & Manufacturing

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