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title: "Chejian Meaning: 车间 (chējiān) Means “workshop”"
description: "车间 (traditional 車間, chējiān) means “workshop; shop floor (in a factory)”. Hear its tones, see what 车 and 间 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chejian"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 车间 mean?

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车间 chējiān

## workshop; shop floor (in a factory)

## Its characters

1. 车 chē car
2. 间 jiān between

## In a sentence

他在工厂车间工作了十年。 He worked on the factory shop floor for ten years.

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## More words with 车 or 间

- [车祸 chēhuò](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chehuo)
- [车辆 chēliàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/cheliang)
- [车位 chēwèi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chewei)
- [车厢 chēxiāng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chexiang)
- [车站 chēzhàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chezhan)
- [车主 chēzhǔ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chezhu)
- [出租车 chūzūchē](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuzuche)
- [打车 dǎchē](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dache)
- [电动车 diàndòngchē](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/diandongche)
- [翻车 fānchē](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fanche)

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