工序 gōngxù working procedure
working procedure; process
How to remember 工序: 工 work + 序 order = working procedure.
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How it is used
- A step in a manufacturing process / working procedure: 生产工序 (shēngchǎn gōngxù) production steps, 一道工序 (yí dào gōngxù) one process step.
- Industrial term; measure word 道. Each 工序 is a discrete stage on the line.
- Distinguish from 程序 (chéngxù, procedure/program more broadly).