大厂 (dà chǎng) — Big Factory — slang for China's major tech...

Example Usage

他花了三年准备，终于拿到了大厂的offer。

He spent three years preparing and finally got an offer from a big tech company.

Cultural Context

The 'factory' metaphor deliberately deflates any romanticism about working at top tech companies. Getting into a 大厂 is a major achievement for CS graduates; surviving the culture is another challenge entirely. Often discussed alongside 996, 内卷, and 打工人.