车间

• Pinyin: chē jiān
• Hanzi breakdown: 车 = originally 'lathe/machine'; 间 = 门 (door) + 日 (sun) = room

Meaning

Workshop; factory floor. The area in a factory where production takes place.

Refers to the production area in a manufacturing facility. Can describe the physical space or the organizational unit. Common in industrial and manufacturing contexts.

Examples

1. 工人们在车间里忙着组装零件。 Workers are busy assembling parts on the factory floor.
2. 这个车间的温度必须保持在二十度以下。 This workshop must be kept below twenty degrees.
3. 他从普通工人升到了车间主任。 He rose from ordinary worker to workshop supervisor.

Usage Guide

Context: manufacturing, industry, work

Tone: neutral

Do Say

• 进入车间必须戴安全帽。(You must wear a hard hat when entering the workshop.)
• 这家工厂有三个生产车间。(This factory has three production workshops.)

Don't Say

• 我在办公室的车间工作 (车间 is for factories/manufacturing — offices use 办公室 or 工作区)

Origin & History

Compound of 车 (originally 'lathe' in this context, now general for factory equipment) and 间 (room, space). From traditional workshops with lathes.

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal