Definition

1. Noun:
   • A shop; a workshop: A building or area where goods are manufactured or repaired, typically using machinery and tools.
   • A factory; a plant: An industrial establishment where workers are engaged in manufacturing or production processes, often representing a basic form of industrial organization.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Công xưởng này sản xuất linh kiện ô tô. (This factory produces automobile components.)
  • Anh ấy làm việc trong một công xưởng đóng tàu. (He works in a shipbuilding workshop.)
  • Công xưởng thời kỳ công nghiệp dựa nhiều vào máy móc. (The industrial-era factory relied heavily on machinery.)

Advanced Usage

• The term can imply a larger-scale, more organized industrial production site than a simple "xưởng" (workshop).
  • Sự phát triển của công xưởng đã thay đổi xã hội. (The development of the factory changed society.)

Variants and Related Words

• Nhà máy (n): Factory, plant. Often used interchangeably with "công xưởng" but can imply a larger or more modern facility.
• Xưởng (n): Workshop, mill. A more general term for a place of manual or mechanical work, often smaller in scale.
• Phân xưởng (n): Workshop, department (within a larger factory).

Synonyms

• Factory: A building or group of buildings where goods are manufactured.
• Workshop: A room or building in which goods are manufactured or repaired.
• Plant: An industrial facility.
• Manufactory: An archaic term for a factory.

Related Concepts

• Cách mạng công nghiệp (Industrial Revolution): The period where the "công xưởng" system became dominant.
• Sản xuất hàng loạt (Mass production): A key characteristic of factory ("công xưởng") output.

noun

1. Shop; workshop