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灶 (zào): kitchen stove; kitchen

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HSK 7noun

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Pinyin
Meaning: kitchen stove; kitchen
Characters: 1
Part of speech: noun
HSK level: HSK 7
Strokes: 7
Radical: 火
Structure: 左右结构

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kitchen stove
kitchen

Chinese explanation

用砖、土或金属等做成的生火做饭的设备，上面放锅，下面烧火，是厨房里最重要的用具之一
也指厨房或做饭的地方，如灶间、灶台
在比喻用法中，可指掌管家事或主持某事的地位，如当家作主。

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