消
防

Firefighting in Chinese: 消防 (xiāo fáng)

xiāo fáng

firefighting

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Definitions

  1. 1firefighting
  2. 2fire control

Stroke order

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消
防

Zhuyin

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ㄒㄧㄠ

xiāo

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄠ/ ao—/ first tone

ㄈㄤˊ

fáng

ㄈ/ fㄤ/ angˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 楼里每层都装了消防设备。

    lóu lǐ měi céng dōu zhuāng le xiāo fáng shè bèi。

    Every floor of the building is equipped with firefighting equipment.

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Related words

防

fáng

to protect

消

xiāo

to diminish

消息

xiāo xi

news

取消

qǔ xiāo

to cancel

消费

xiāo fèi

to consume

消化

xiāo huà

to digest (food)

消灭

xiāo miè

to put an end to

消失

xiāo shī

to disappear

预防

yù fáng

to prevent

防止

fáng zhǐ

to prevent

防治

fáng zhì

to prevent and cure

消除

xiāo chú

to eliminate

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