大灶 dà zào

DEFINITIONS

  1. large kitchen stove made from bricks or earth
  2. (PRC) ordinary mess hall (lowest dining standard, ranked below 中灶[zhong1 zao4] for mid-level cadres and 小灶[xiao3 zao4] for the most privileged)

CHARACTERS

大 dà big, great, vast, large, high
灶 zào kitchen stove, cooking stove