加工

• 拼音: jiā gōng
• 汉字拆解: 加 = 力 (strength) + 口 (mouth), originally meaning to add effort; 工 = pictograph of a carpenter's square, meaning work or craft

含义

To process; to manufacture; to work on. Refers to transforming raw materials or a rough piece of work into a finished product through further effort.

Used in industrial, food, and craft contexts for the physical processing of materials. Also used figuratively for revising a text or refining a piece of work. Common in manufacturing and food industry contexts: 食品加工 (food processing), 金属加工 (metalworking), 加工厂 (processing factory).

例句

1. 这家工厂专门加工各种金属零件。
2. 把新鲜蔬菜加工成果汁需要一定的时间。
3. 老师建议我对这篇文章再加工一下。

用法指南

语境: manufacturing, food industry, work, writing

语气: practical

正确说法

• 这些粮食已经送去加工厂了。(These grains have already been sent to the processing plant.)
• 你需要对这个方案再加工一下。(You need to refine this proposal a bit more.)

错误说法

• 加工你的感情。(Don't use 加工 for emotions or relationships — it only applies to materials or content. Use 处理 or 培养 instead.)

起源与历史

Compound of 加 (to add, to increase) and 工 (work, craft), conveying the idea of applying additional labour or effort to a material.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal