How to say “factory” in Chinese
factory (short form)
“Factory” in Chinese is 厂, chǎng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
厂 is read chǎng. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Looks like 广 guǎng, just without the dot on top.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “厂”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 厂. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我爸爸在一家工厂工作。wǒbàbazàiyìjiāgōngchǎnggōngzuòMy dad works at a factory.
- 我们厂有两千多名工人wǒmenchǎngyǒuliǎngqiānduōmínggōngrénOur factory has more than two thousand workers.
- 目前我在一家工厂工作mùqiánwǒzàiyìjiāgōngchǎnggōngzuòAt present I work at a factory.
- 这家工厂生产手机。zhèjiāgōngchǎngshēngchǎnshǒujīThis factory makes phones.
- 这家工厂制造汽车。zhèjiāgōngchǎngzhìzàoqìchēThis factory manufactures cars.
- 这家工厂专门加工茶叶zhèjiāgōngchǎngzhuānménjiāgōngcháyèThis factory specializes in processing tea leaves.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “At the factory”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “factory” in Chinese?
“Factory” in Chinese is 厂, pinyin chǎng.
What does 厂 mean?
厂 (chǎng) means “factory (short form)”.
How do you write 厂?
厂 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 厂?
厂 is read chǎng. Tones: chǎng — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“factory” in the lesson “At the factory”
This word is from the topic “Profession and plans” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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