灶坑

English translation: fire pit

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Chinese term or phrase:灶坑
English translation:fire pit
Entered by: Caroline Moreno

17:35 Sep 14, 2007
Chinese to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Archaeology / Neolithic China
Chinese term or phrase: 灶坑
Can we come up with something better than "stove fuel pit" as my dictionary says? Is this like one of those modern fire pits that we see on American beaches and campsites? Thank you!
Caroline Moreno
United States
Local time: 17:02
fire pit
Explanation:
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peiling
Germany
Local time: 02:02
Grading comment
Nice image! Thanks for all of the feedback everyone.
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Summary of answers provided
3 +1fire pit
peiling
3Cooking pit
pkchan
3stove pit/Fire pit
karcsy


  

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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
fire pit


Explanation:
See an image here:
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.lsruc.net/...

peiling
Germany
Local time: 02:02
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in MalayMalay
PRO pts in category: 28
Grading comment
Nice image! Thanks for all of the feedback everyone.

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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Cooking pit


Explanation:
Cooking pit - Right (英語譯成漢語translation glossary) 烹飪/ 美食,其它- 簡 - [ 轉為繁體網頁 - Translate this page ](KudoZ) 英語譯成漢語translation of Cooking pit: Right [烹飪/ 美食(其它)]. ... cooking pit Right 灶台或廚灶或只用灶字。 ... cooking pit 坑灶 坑灶 ...
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pkchan
United States
Local time: 20:02
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Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
stove pit/Fire pit


Explanation:
more commonly used would be FIRE PIT. Although, stove pit is more literal.

karcsy
Local time: 08:02
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
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