掌厨

掌廚
zhǎngchú
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to be in charge of cooking
  2. 2 to act as the head chef
  3. 3 to do the cooking

Examples

HSK 4
Jīntiān de wǎnfàn yóu bàba zhǎngchú.
Dad is doing the cooking for dinner tonight.
HSK 7-9
Zhè jiā cāntīng yóu yí wèi Mǐqílín dàchú zhǎngchú.
The restaurant is headed up by a Michelin-starred chef.

Tips

memory
掌 (zhǎng, 'palm / take charge of') + 厨 (chú, 'kitchen'): 'to hold the kitchen in one's hand'. Same 掌 as in 掌权 ('hold power') and 掌握 ('grasp / master').

Stroke Order

掌 zhǎng
厨 chú