厨师长

廚師長

chúshīzhǎng

noun

Measure Word

一位厨师长 wèi

Meanings

1 executive chef
2 head chef
3 kitchen chief

Characters

master; teacher

Examples

HSK 6

厨师长负责整个厨房的运作。

Chúshīzhǎng fùzé zhěnggè chúfáng de yùnzuò.

The executive chef is in charge of the entire kitchen's operation.

HSK 7-9

他在五星级酒店当厨师长。

Tā zài wǔxīngjí jiǔdiàn dāng chúshīzhǎng.

He works as the head chef at a five-star hotel.

Tips

grammar

Productive suffix 长 marks the head of a unit: 厨师长 head chef, 队长 team captain, 校长 school principal, 部长 minister. Read zhǎng (third tone) when meaning 'head', not cháng ('long').

Stroke Order

厨 chú

师 shī

长 cháng