另起炉灶 lìng qǐ lú zào

start again from scratch; set up on one's own

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 38395th word

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. to set up a separate kitchen (idiom); to start from scratch
  2. 2. to start of on a new path
  3. 3. back to square one

Characters

Character Meaning
另 lìng HSK 4
other; another; separately
起 qǐ HSK 1
to get up; to rise; to start
炉 lú HSK 6
stove; furnace; variant of 爐lú
灶 zào HSK 6
kitchen stove; kitchen; variant of 灶zào