zàotou

灶头

Word · NounTraditional竈頭

stove; kitchen stove (dialectal)

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

stove; kitchen stove; cooking range (dialectal)

dialect

A dialectal term commonly used in northern Chinese varieties (e.g., Mandarin dialects of Shandong, Hebei, Northeast China) to refer to the traditional cooking stove, often fueled by wood, straw, or coal.

Nǎi奶
nai奶
zài在
zào灶
tou头
qián前
shēng生
huǒ火
zuò做
fàn饭
 。

Grandma is lighting the fire and cooking in front of the stove.

Zhè这
gè个
lǎo老
zào灶
tou头
shì是
yòng用
qīng青
zhuān砖
qì砌
chéng成
de的
 。

This old stove is built with blue bricks.

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Zào灶
tou头
lǐ里
de的
huǒ火
wàng旺
de得
hěn很
 。

The fire in the stove is burning vigorously.