(chǎng) — factory; plant; works; yard; depot (for storage or processing)

Definition

厂 is a short, slightly more colloquial word for a factory — 工厂 is the more complete, standard form. The "yard/depot" sense is rare in modern use; learners mostly meet 厂 in compounds like 厂家.

noun
factoryplantworksyarddepot (for storage or processing)
Measure word ·

Examples

  • Zhè jiā chǎng shēng chǎn qì chē líng jiàn.
    This factory produces car parts.
  • chǎng Lǐ yǒu yì qiān duō míng gōng rén.
    There are over a thousand workers in the factory.
  • Wǒ men chǎng de páng biān shì yí gè dà cāng kù.
    Next to our factory is a big warehouse.

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