炊事

chuīshì

noun #36,809

Meanings

1 cooking
2 kitchen work (esp. in institutional settings)

Characters

to cook (with fire)

matter / business

Examples

部队的炊事班负责全连的伙食。

Bùduì de chuīshìbān fùzé quán lián de huǒshí.

The army cooking squad is in charge of meals for the whole company.

他在学校食堂做炊事工作。

Tā zài xuéxiào shítáng zuò chuīshì gōngzuò.

He does kitchen work in the school cafeteria.

Tips

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炊事 belongs to formal/institutional vocabulary — military, school cafeterias, large dining halls. You'll see it in compounds like 炊事班 (cooking squad), 炊事员 (cook), 炊事用具 (cooking equipment). For everyday home cooking use 做饭 (zuòfàn) or 烹饪 (pēngrèn) instead.

Stroke Order

炊 chuī

事 shì