工厂
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
工厂 (gōngchǎng) · factory
工厂 (gōngchǎng) means “factory”. It is written with 2 characters: 工 (labor) + 厂 (factory). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 工厂 is built
The characters
工 gōng · labor
What 工 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丄shàng — above
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A spade or other workman's tool (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
厂 chǎng · factory
What 厂 is made of
厂 is not built from smaller parts; it is written with 2 strokes.
Example sentences
这家工厂做汽车。Zhè jiā gōngchǎng zuò qìchē.This factory makes cars.
你在工厂工作吗？Nǐ zài gōngchǎng gōngzuò ma?Do you work in a factory?
Questions about 工厂
What does 工厂 mean?
工厂 (gōngchǎng) means “factory”.
How do you pronounce 工厂?
工厂 is pronounced gōngchǎng.
Which HSK level is 工厂?
工厂 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 工人gōngrénworker
- 工作gōngzuòwork
- 打工dǎgōngto work part-time
- 工程师gōngchéngshīengineer
- 工夫gōngfutime
- 工具gōngjùtool
- 工业gōngyèindustry
- 工资gōngzīpay
- 加工jiāgōngto process
- 人工réngōngartificial
Learn 工厂 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 43: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.