厨房

• Pinyin: chú fáng
• Hanzi breakdown: 厨 (kitchen, cooking) + 房 (room)

Meaning

Kitchen.

The room where food is prepared and cooked. Chinese kitchens traditionally feature high-heat wok cooking, so they often have powerful exhaust fans. Related terms include 厨师 (chef) and 厨具 (kitchen utensils).

Examples

1. 妈妈在厨房里准备晚饭。 Mom is preparing dinner in the kitchen.
2. 我们家刚装修了厨房，换了新的橱柜。 We just renovated our kitchen and replaced the cabinets.
3. 厨房里传来一阵香味，肯定是在炖肉。 A delicious aroma is coming from the kitchen — they must be braising meat.

Usage Guide

Context: home, cooking, daily life

Tone: everyday

Do Say

• 厨房在哪儿？(Where's the kitchen?)
• 他在厨房做饭呢。(He's cooking in the kitchen.)

Don't Say

• 说'我去厨房间'是多余的——厨房本身已经表示房间，不需要加'间' (Saying 厨房间 is redundant — 厨房 already means the room; no need to add 间)

Origin & History

Compound of 厨 (kitchen, cooking) + 房 (room), directly meaning 'cooking room.'

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal