炉灶

爐灶

lúzào

noun HSK 7 #36,775

Measure Word

一个炉灶 gè

Meanings

1 stove

Characters

kitchen stove; hearth

Examples

厨房里有一个老式炉灶。

Chúfáng lǐ yǒu yī gè 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.

Tips

usage

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

Stroke Order

炉 lú

灶 zào