厨子 (chú zi) — cook, chef

Definition

Colloquial, old-fashioned term for a 'cook' — a working cook, not a trained 厨师. Often implies a humble, folksy tone (e.g. 老厨子).

noun
cookchef
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Examples

  • 厨子
    Zhè jiā fàn diàn de chú zi shǒu yì hěn hǎo.
    The cook at this restaurant has great skills.
  • Tā cóng xiǎo jiù xiǎng dāng yì míng chú zi.
    He has wanted to be a chef since he was a child.
  • 厨子
    Lǎo chú zi zuò de cài zǒng shì tè bié hǎo chī.
    The old cook's dishes are always especially delicious.

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