车间 chējiān workshop
How to remember 车间: 车 car + 间 room = workshop.
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How it is used
- Workshop / shop floor inside a factory - 他在车间工作 (tā zài chējiān gōngzuò) he works on the factory floor.
- The production unit of a plant (生产车间 production workshop, 组装车间 assembly shop); measure word 个.
- Specifically industrial; not the same as 工作室 (gōngzuòshì, a studio/atelier) or 修理店 (a repair shop).
Example sentences
- 我把车库改造成车间使用。 Wǒ bǎ chēkù gǎizào chéng chējiān shǐyòng.I adapted the garage for use as a workshop.