Chinese word

消防车

Pronunciation

Pinyinxiāo fáng chē

Meaning

  • nounfire truck

Example

房子起火了，快打电话叫消防车。fáng zi qí huǒ le kuài dǎ diàn huà jiào xiāo fáng chē

The house is on fire. Quickly call for a fire truck.

Illustration for 消防车 (fire truck)

More examples

孩子们看到消防车都会跑过去看。hái zi men kàn dào xiāo fáng chē dū huì pǎo guò qù kàn

When children see a fire truck, they all run over to look.

Core concept

A specialized emergency vehicle that brings water, pumps, hoses, and ladders to a fire and helps rescue people.

Common phrases

  • 叫消防车jiào xiāo fáng chē

    call a fire truck

  • 消防车赶到现场xiāo fáng chē gǎn dào xiàn chǎng

    fire truck arrives at the scene

  • 消防车出动xiāo fáng chē chū dòng

    fire truck is dispatched

Similar words

救护车jiù hù chē: An emergency medical vehicle with equipment for taking sick or injured people to a hospital.
警车jǐng chē: An official vehicle that police use to handle incidents and accidents and protect the public.
消防员xiāo fáng yuán: A person trained to extinguish fires and help people in emergencies.
消防站xiāo fáng zhàn: A station or base where fire trucks wait and firefighters carry out their work.

Definition in Chinese

用于扑灭火灾并进行紧急救援的专用车辆，通常配备水泵、消防水带和升降梯。yòng yú pū miè huǒ zāi bìng jìn xíng jǐn jí jiù yuán de zhuān yòng chē liàng tōng cháng pèi bèi shuǐ bèng xiāo fáng shuǐ dài hé shēng jiàng tī

Word origin

消 (xiāo, "to extinguish") + 防 (fáng, "to prevent or guard against") expresses fire protection and firefighting, and 车 (chē, "vehicle") adds the idea of a vehicle that carries out this work.

Usage tips

  • In mainland China, 119 is the emergency number for fire services, so recognizing this word helps connect a roadside emergency with the correct service.

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