Chinese word

火警

Pronunciation

Pinyinhuǒ jǐng

Meaning

  • nounfire alarm

Example

宿舍半夜火警响了，大家都下楼了。sù shè bàn yè huó jǐng xiǎng le dà jiā dōu xià lóu le

The fire alarm goes off in the dormitory in the middle of the night, and everyone goes downstairs.

Illustration for 火警 (fire alarm)

More examples

坐在办公室时，突然火警响了，大家马上撤离。zuò zài bàn gōng shì shí tū rán huó jǐng xiǎng le dà jiā mǎ shàng chè lí

As we sat in the office, the fire alarm suddenly went off, and everyone evacuated right away.

Core concept

An urgent fire notice carried by sound, light, or a person's report that becomes a call for safety.

Common phrases

  • 发生火警fā shēng huó jǐng

    a fire alarm goes off

  • 火警响了huó jǐng xiǎng le

    The fire alarm went off

  • 火警演习huó jǐng yǎn xí

    fire alarm exercise

Similar words

火灾huǒ zāi: The event or state of a fire burning in a building or other place.
警报jǐng bào: A sound, light, or sign used to warn people of danger.
火灾警报huǒ zāi jǐng bào: An alert or notice sent when a fire has started.
火灾警报器huǒ zāi jǐng bào qì: A device or system that detects fire and signals it with sound or light.

Definition in Chinese

由火灾报警器的声光或人员报告引发的关于火灾的紧急警示，旨在提醒人员注意并采取保护性行动。yóu huǒ zāi bào jǐng qì de shēng guāng huò rén yuán bào gào yǐn fā de guān yú huǒ zāi de jǐn jí jǐng shì zhǐ zài tí xǐng rén yuán zhù yì bìng cái qǔ bǎo hù xìng xíng dòng

Word origin

火 (huǒ, "fire") supplies the danger and 警 (jǐng, "warning") supplies the act of alerting people, giving the compound its emergency sense.

Usage tips

  • English often separates the device, its sound, and the emergency, while Chinese can use one compact noun across these settings in news, buildings, and spoken reports.

Other meanings

  • firenoun

Related words

  • 火警铃huǒ jǐng língfire alarm bellnoun
  • 火警系统huó jǐng xì tǒngfire alarm systemnoun

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