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Definition
A small charcoal or wood burning stove, or a blast furnace.
- a small charcoal- or wood-burning stove
- technicala blast furnace
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How it's used
Refers specifically to traditional portable stoves that use charcoal or wood, often associated with old-fashioned cooking methods or outdoor heating. While it can technically refer to industrial blast furnaces in formal contexts, in daily life it almost exclusively describes the small, round clay or metal stoves used for slow-cooking or hot pot.
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Using a charcoal stove to boil soup has a special flavor.
Do you still use a charcoal stove at home?
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with modern gas stoves or induction cookers, which are referred to as 煤氣爐 or 電磁爐 respectively. Using this word to describe a modern kitchen stove will sound archaic or confusing to locals.
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