Meaning of 另起炉灶
另起炉灶 means to start anew; to make a fresh start; to go one's own way; to branch off and set up independently. Pronounced lìng qǐ lú zào.
- to start anew; to make a fresh start
- to go one's own way; to branch off and set up independently
Definitions & Examples
Shàng上
cì次
de的
xiàng项
mù目
shī失
bài败
le了
，
wǒ我
men们
zhǐ只
néng能
lìng另
qǐ起
lú炉
zào灶
。
The last project failed, so we have to start from scratch.
Shì试
yàn验
bù不
chéng成
gōng功
méi没
guān关
xi系
，
wǒ我
men们
kě可
yǐ以
lìng另
qǐ起
lú炉
zào灶
，
cóng从
tóu头
zài再
lái来
。
It's okay if the experiment wasn't successful; we can start over from the beginning.