厨师
HSK 4 (exam 2025)
厨师 (chúshī) · cook
厨师 (chúshī) means “cook; chef”. It is written with 2 characters: 厨 (kitchen) + 师 (teacher). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 厨师 is built
The characters
厨 chú · kitchen
What 厨 is made of
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 豆dòu — beans
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 寸cùn — inch
师 shī · teacher
What 师 is made of
- 刂dāo — knife
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 帀zā — to rotate
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 巾jīn — cloth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: To skillfully wield 帀 a knife 刂 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我爸爸是一个厨师。Wǒ bàba shì yí ge chúshī.My dad is a chef.
这家饭馆的厨师做菜很好吃。Zhè jiā fànguǎn de chúshī zuò cài hěn hǎochī.The chef at this restaurant cooks delicious food.
Questions about 厨师
What does 厨师 mean?
厨师 (chúshī) means “cook; chef”.
How do you pronounce 厨师?
厨师 is pronounced chúshī.
Which HSK level is 厨师?
厨师 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025).
Related words
- 厨房chúfángkitchen
- 老师lǎoshīteacher
- 教师jiàoshīteacher
- 工程师gōngchéngshīengineer
- 律师lǜshīlawyer
- 师傅shīfumaster
- 师范shīfànteacher training
- 师生shīshēngteachers and students
Learn 厨师 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 · Group 10: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.