Writing
厨师 (chú shī) — how to say "chef" in Chinese
厨师
Chef
noun
Character composition
厨
kitchen
师
master
Radicals / Keys
厂
Cliff
#27 · hǎn · 2 strokes
巾
Turban
#50 · jīn · 3 strokes
Collocations
饭店的厨师
fàndiàn de chúshī
the restaurant's chef
Examples
这位厨师做的菜很好吃。
This chef cooks very delicious food.
他是厨师。
He is a chef.
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Frequently asked questions
How to say chef in Mandarin?
"chef" in Chinese is 厨师 (chú shī).
厨师 meaning in English
厨师 (chú shī) means "Chef".
Chef in Mandarin pinyin
It is pronounced chú shī (written as chu shi, chushi). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
Chinese character for chef
It is written 厨师: 厨 has 12 strokes, 师 has 6 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK 3.0 level is 厨师?
厨师 is on the HSK 3.0 level 4 word list. It is not part of the six-level HSK 2.0 lists.
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