工厂 gōngchǎng factory
How to remember 工厂: 工 work + 厂 factory = factory.
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How it is used
- Noun for a factory or plant, CL 家 or 座.
- 他在工厂上班 (tā zài gōngchǎng shàngbān) - he works at a factory.
- 工厂 pairs with 工人 (factory workers) and contrasts with 公司 (an office-based company).
Example sentences
- 我爸在工厂工作。 Wǒbà zài gōngchǎng gōngzuò.My father works at a factory.
- 我父亲在工厂工作。 Wǒ fùqīn zài gōngchǎng gōngzuò.My father works at a factory.
- 下周工厂可能会关。 Xiàzhōu gōngchǎng kěnéng huìguān.Possibly the factory will be closed down next week.