kitchen; stove
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Meanings
2 senses · 7 examplesnoun
kitchen (dialectal)
dialectUsed in northern Chinese dialects (e.g., Shaanxi, Shanxi, Shandong) to refer to the room where cooking is done.
Tā她
měi每
tiān天
zài在
zào灶
huo火
lǐ里
zuò做
fàn饭
。
She cooks in the kitchen every day.
Zào灶
huo火
lǐ里
duī堆
mǎn满
le了
guò过
dōng冬
yòng用
de的
chái柴
huo火
。
The kitchen is piled with firewood for the winter.
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Kuài快
bǎ把
cài菜
duān端
dào到
zào灶
huo火
lǐ里
qù去
！
Hurry up and take the dishes into the kitchen!
noun
cooking stove; kitchen range; hearth
dialectRefers to the stove itself, including the fire chamber and cooking surface, as distinguished from the room (kitchen).
Zào灶
huo火
shàng上
zhēng蒸
le了
yī一
guō锅
fàn饭
。
A pot of rice is being steamed on the stove.
Tā他
zài在
zào灶
huo火
biān边
kǎo烤
huǒ火
qǔ取
nuǎn暖
。
He is warming himself by the stove fire.
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Zhè这
kǒu口
zào灶
huo火
hěn很
wàng旺
，
chǎo炒
cài菜
tè特
bié别
kuài快
。
This stove fire is very strong, so stir-frying is especially fast.
Nǎi奶
nai奶
dūn蹲
zài在
zào灶
huo火
qián前
tiān添
chái柴
。
Grandma squatted in front of the stove to add firewood.