be the chef; cook
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to be in charge of cooking; to work as a chef (in a restaurant or cafeteria)
Refers to the main cook who controls the wok and decides the flavor. Often used with '的' to form the noun phrase '掌勺儿的' meaning 'the chef'.
Tā他
zài在
dà大
fàn饭
diàn店
zhǎng掌
sháo勺
r儿
yǐ已
jīng经
èr二
shí十
nián年
le了
。
He has been the head chef at a big restaurant for twenty years.
Jīn今
tiān天
shì是
mā妈
ma妈
zhǎng掌
sháo勺
r儿
，
zuò做
le了
yī一
dà大
zhuō桌
jiā家
cháng常
cài菜
。
Mom is cooking today and made a big table of home-style dishes.
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Zhè这
jiā家
cān餐
guǎn馆
de的
zhǎng掌
sháo勺
r儿
de的
shì是
wèi位
chuān川
cài菜
dà大
shī师
。
The chef at this restaurant is a master of Sichuan cuisine.