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工厂

gōng chǎng · gong chang

Traditional 工廠

HSK 3Old HSK 5Measure words: 家 jiā, 座 zuò

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  1. factory
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Toy factory

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)的(de)玩具(wánjù)是(shì)从(cóng)哪儿(nǎr)来(lái)的(de)？

    Where do your toys come from?

  2. Dengdeng

    从(cóng)我(wǒ)家乡(jiāxiāng)附近(fùjìn)的(de)一个(yīgè)工厂(gōngchǎng)。

    From a factory near my hometown.

  3. Liangliang

    哇(wa)，工厂(gōngchǎng)！你(nǐ)去过(qùguò)那个(nàge)工厂(gōngchǎng)吗(ma)？

    Wow, a factory! Have you been to the factory?

  4. Dengdeng

    去过(qùguò)。那个(nàge)工厂(gōngchǎng)每天(měitiān)做(zuò)一千个(yīqiāngè)玩具(wánjù)。

    Yes. The factory makes a thousand toys every day.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)桌上(zhuōshàng)的(de)这个(zhège)呢(ne)？

    And what happened to the one on your table?

  6. Dengdeng

    也(yě)是(shì)工厂(gōngchǎng)做(zuò)的(de)。不过(bùguò)我(wǒ)弄坏(nònghuài)了(le)。

    It was made by the factory too. But I broke it.

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)密(mì)切(qiè)地(de)关(guān)注(zhù)这(zhè)家(jiā)工(gōng)厂(chǎng)几(jǐ)个(gè)星(xīng)期(qī)了(le).

We observed this plant closely for a few weeks.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Qian · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

数(shù)百(bǎi)个(gè)人(rén)在(zài)这(zhè)家(jiā)工(gōng)厂(chǎng)上(shàng)班(bān)。

Hundreds of people work in this factory.

Tatoeba: Chinese by peipei · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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工
gōng

work; worker

厂
chǎng

factory; yard

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