Chinese word

炉灶

Pronunciation

Pinyinlú zào

Meaning

  • nounstove

Example

厨房里的炉灶很干净。chú fáng lǐ de lú zào hěn gān jìng

The stove in the kitchen is very clean.

Illustration for 炉灶 (stove)

More examples

师傅上午来安装新的炉灶。shī fù shàng wǔ lái ān zhuāng xīn de lú zào

The technician came in the morning to install a new stove.

Core concept

A kitchen fixture that holds and delivers heat for cooking, whether it is a hearth or a modern appliance.

Common phrases

  • 安装炉灶ān zhuāng lú zào

    install a stove

  • 清洁炉灶qīng jié lú zào

    clean a stove

  • 维护炉灶wéi hù lú zào

    maintain a stove

Similar words

灶台zào tái: A kitchen cooking platform designed to support pots above a fire or other heat source.
灶zào: A stove or hearth for making a fire and cooking food.
燃气灶rán qì zào: A cooking stove that burns gas to create a flame beneath a pot.
电磁炉diàn cí lú: A cooking appliance that uses electromagnetic induction to heat a pot directly.

Definition in Chinese

指厨房中用来生火或提供热源以加热、烹饪食物的设施或器具，既可指传统的灶台，也可指现代的燃气灶、电磁炉等。zhǐ chú fáng zhōng yòng lái shēng huǒ huò tí gōng rè yuán yǐ jiā rè pēng rèn shí wù de shè shī huò qì jù jì kě zhǐ chuán tǒng de zào tái yě kě zhǐ xiàn dài de rán qì zào diàn cí lú děng

Word origin

炉 (lú, "furnace") + 灶 (zào, "cooking stove") combines two words for a heat source into the general term for a cooking stove.

Usage tips

  • English often separates a stove from a hearth by type, but this Chinese word can cover both when the exact design is not important.

Other meanings

  • gas stovenoun
  • hearthnoun

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