炉灶 (lúzào): stove

Measure Word

一个炉灶 gè

厨房里有一个老式炉灶。

Chúfáng lǐ yǒu yīgè lǎoshì lúzào.

There is an old-fashioned stove in the kitchen.

别忘了关炉灶。

Bié wàng le guān lúzào.

Don't forget to turn off the stove.

usage

The idiom 另起炉灶 means 'to start over from scratch' - literally 'to set up a new stove.' It implies abandoning an old approach entirely.

炉 lú

灶 zào