Chinese word

燃气灶

Pronunciation

Pinyinrán qì zào

Meaning

  • noungas stove

Example

我家的燃气灶坏了，要修理。wǒ jiā de rán qì zào huài le yào xiū lǐ

Our gas stove is broken and needs to be repaired.

Illustration for 燃气灶 (gas stove)

More examples

做饭前一定要检查燃气灶是否关好。zuò fàn qián yí dìng yào jiǎn chá rán qì zào shì fǒu guān hǎo

Before cooking, be sure to check that the gas stove is fully turned off.

Core concept

A kitchen appliance that burns gas to make a controlled flame for heating pots and pans.

Common phrases

  • 开燃气灶kāi rán qì zào

    turn on the gas stove

  • 关燃气灶guān rán qì zào

    turn off the gas stove

  • 点燃燃气灶diǎn rán rán qì zào

    light the gas stove

Similar words

台式燃气灶tái shì rán qì zào: A gas stove designed to sit on a counter and be used as a separate unit.
嵌入式燃气灶qiàn rù shì rán qì zào: A gas stove designed to be fitted into a counter for a neat, level surface.

Definition in Chinese

一种在厨房以可燃气体点火产生火焰、用于直接加热锅具进行烹饪的装置，既有台式也有嵌入式。yì zhǒng zài chú fáng yǐ kě rán qì tǐ dián huǒ chǎn shēng huǒ yàn yòng yú zhí jiē jiā rè guō jù jìn xíng pēng rèn de zhuāng zhì jì yǒu tái shì yě yǒu qiàn rù shì

Word origin

燃 (rán, "burn") + 气 (qì, "gas") form 燃气 (ránqì, "fuel gas"), while 灶 (zào, "stove") names the cooking appliance that uses this fuel.

Usage tips

  • For shopping or repairs, 台式 (táishì, "countertop") and 嵌入式 (qiànrùshì, "built-in") specify how the unit is installed.

Other meanings

  • gas rangenoun
  • gas cooktopnoun

Opposites

  • 电磁炉diàn cí lúinduction cookernoun
  • 电炉diàn lúelectric stovenoun

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