Today’s word of the day is 厨 (chú) which is a noun that means kitchen. Let’s practice by making different words, phrases, and sentences with 厨 (chú).
大厨 (dà chú) Chef
The first word is 大厨 (dà chú) which is a noun that means chef. The character大 means ‘big’. A way of using it in a sentence is 今天我来做大厨。(Jīntiān wǒ lái zuò dà chú.) I will be the chef today.
厨艺 (chú yì) Cooking skill
Another word we can create with 厨 (chú) is 厨艺 (chú yì). This means the craft of cooking. Let’s look at each character of this word, 厨 means kitchen, and 艺means skill, so it is the skill of one’s cooking. A way of using it in a sentence is 你的厨艺怎么样？ (Nǐ de chú yì zěnme yàng?) How is your cooking?
厨房 (chú fáng) Kitchen
Finally, we can create the word 厨房 (chú fáng) which is a noun that means kitchen. The 房here means room, so literally the kitchen room. A way of using it in a sentence is 我家的厨房很小。(Wǒjiā de chúfáng hěn xiǎo.) My kitchen is small.