作坊 (zuō fang) — workshop (small-scale manual production facility)

Definition

作坊 (zuōfang) is a small, often traditional or family-run workshop for handcrafts or manual production. Unlike 工厂, it implies modest scale and craft-based rather than industrial manufacturing.

noun
workshop (small-scale manual production facility)
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Examples

  • 作坊
    Zhè jiā zuō fang shēng chǎn shǒu gōng táo qì.
    This workshop produces handmade pottery.
  • 作坊
    Lǎo chéng de jiē dào shàng yǒu xǔ duō xiǎo zuō fang.
    There are many small workshops on the streets of the old city.
  • 作坊
    Tā nián qīng shí zài yì jiā mù jiàng zuō fang xué shǒu yì.
    When he was young, he learned a craft in a carpenter's workshop.

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