炉子 (lú zi): El Stove

On a cold winter evening, Grandma moved the stove into the living room, and we sat around it to warm ourselves by the fire, and the whole room became warm.

While camping, we built a simple stove out of stones, gathered branches to make a fire, and cooked a pot of hot soup.

There is a large stove in the kitchen of this small restaurant; the chef lights it early every morning and starts preparing the day's meals.

He put the kettle on the stove to boil water, then sat at the table reading the newspaper, waiting for the water to boil before making tea.

In the past, many families in the north used coal stoves for heating and cooking, but now most have switched to central heating and gas stoves.