重起炉灶 chóng qǐ lú zào

to start over from scratch (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to start over from scratch (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
重 chóng HSK 3
heavy; to attach importance to; serious
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