另起炉灶(lìng qǐ lú zào): lit. to set up a separate kitchen (idiom)
4 charactersTrad. 另起爐竈
lit. to set up a separate kitchen (idiom)
Character breakdown
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Word information
- Pinyin
- lìng qǐ lú zào
- Meaning
- lit. to set up a separate kitchen (idiom); to start from scratch
- HSK level
- —
- Characters
- 4
- Traditional
- 另起爐竈
Related words
Common words sharing a character with 另起炉灶 — tap one to open its word page.
yī一qǐ起
HSK 1(in) the same place
qǐ起lái来
HSK 1to stand up; to get up
qǐ起chuáng床
HSK 1to get out of bed; to get up
duì对bù不qǐ起
HSK 1I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon
xiǎng想qǐ起
HSK 2to recall
qǐ起fēi飞
HSK 2(of an aircraft or rocket) to take off; to lift off
lìng另wài外
HSK 3additional
kàn看qǐ起lái来
HSK 3seemingly; apparently; looks as if; appears to be; gives the impression that; seems on …
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