另起炉灶 - Chinese Idiom

Collocation

1

必须另起炉灶

2

总算另起炉灶

3

可以另起炉灶

4

不能另起炉灶

5

应该另起炉灶

6

打算另起炉灶

7

准备另起炉灶

8

想另起炉灶

9

不必另起炉灶

Definition

另起炉灶

Literally means:

build another kitchen

Actually means:

start all over again (in a new way)

It figuratively means giving up the former method and start something all over again in a new way, or negating the former practice by initiating a new one separately.

比喻放弃先前的老办法，按新的办法把事情重新做起来，或推翻前人的做法，另外独立再搞一套。

Example

Often used as predicate or object. (作谓语、宾语)

1

Xīnrèn

新任

de

的

zǒngjīnglǐ

总经理

zǒngshì

总是

zài

在

guǎnlǐ

管理

shàng

上

lìngqǐlúzào

另起炉灶

,

dàn

但

bìng

并

bù

不

bǐ

比

yuánxiān

原先

Gāomíng

高明

duōshǎo

多少

。

The new general manager is always on the manager's side, but not much more so than he was.

2

Zhè

这

cì

次

tāmen

他们

zhǔnbèi

准备

lìngqǐlúzào

另起炉灶

,

wánquán

完全

ànzhào

按照

xīn

新

de

的

sīlù

思路

jìnxíng

进行

shíyàn

实验

wǒ

我

xiāngxìn

相信

kěndìng

肯定

huì

会

chénggōng

成功

de

的

。

This time they are going to start a new stove, completely in accordance with the new ideas of the experiment I believe will certainly succeed.

3

Dàjiā

大家

yīzhì

一致

rènwéi

认为

,

jiāqiáng

加强

xīn

新

chǎnpǐn

产品

de

的

kāifā

开发

,

bùbì

不必

lìngqǐlúzào

另起炉灶

,

zhǐyào

只要

duì

对

xiànyǒu

现有

de

的

yánfā

研发

bùfen

部分

jiāyǐ

加以

zhěngdùn

整顿

jiù

就

háng

行

le

了

。

It was agreed that strengthening the development of new products would not have to start a new one, as long as the existing research and development components were overhauled.