lǎo
zào

dialect
noun

Meaning of 老虎灶

老虎灶 means large stove for boiling water; shop selling hot water. Pronounced lǎo hǔ zào.

  • large stove for boiling water; shop selling hot water

Definitions & Examples

qián
shàng
hǎi
lòng
táng
cháng
yǒu
lǎo
zào
 
fāng
biàn便
mín
kāi
shuǐ
 

In the past, Shanghai alleyways often had communal water stoves, making it convenient for residents to get boiling water.

Zhè
jiā
lǎo
zào
jīng
kāi
le
shí
nián
le
 

This hot-water shop has been open for fifty years.

Lǎo
zào
de
shuǐ
zǒng
shì
shāo
de
gǔn
tàng
 

The water in the stove is always boiling hot.

Measure Words

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