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庖 (pao): Kitchen — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Related Words: 庖

庖人 • páorén • chef; cook (historical term)

páo庖

rén人

chef; cook (historical term)

庖厨 • páochú • kitchen; cookroom

páo庖

chú厨

kitchen; cookroom

庖丁解牛 • Páo Dīng jiě niú • Cook Ding carves an ox (idiom; highly skilled)

Páo庖

Dīng丁

jiě解

niú牛

Cook Ding carves an ox (idiom; highly skilled)

越俎代庖 • yuè zǔ dài páo • to exceed one's role and do another's job

yuè越

zǔ俎

dài代

páo庖

to exceed one's role and do another's job

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Example Sentences

Tā他

zài在

páo庖

chú厨

lǐ里

zhǔn准

bèi备

wǎn晚

cān餐

。

He is preparing dinner in the kitchen.

Nǐ你

bú不

yào要

yuè越

zǔ俎

dài代

páo庖

，

zuò

Zhè这

ge个

gù故

shi事

jiǎng讲

de的

shì是

Páo庖

Dīng

Information

Pinyinpao

Meaningkitchen; a cook

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Radical广

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做

hǎo好

zì自

jǐ己

de的

shì事

jiù就

xíng行

。

Don't exceed your role; just do your own job.

丁

jiě解

niú牛

de的

dào道

lǐ理

。

This story talks about the principle of Cook Ding carving an ox.

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