救火车

救火車
jiùhuǒchē
noun #24,863

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 fire engine
  2. 2 fire truck

Examples

Jiùhuǒchē de jǐngbào shēng huàpò le yèwǎn de jìjìng.
The alarm of the fire truck shattered the silence of the night.
Xiànchǎng lái le sān liàng jiùhuǒchē, xiāofángyuán xùnsù zhǎnkāi mièhuǒ gōngzuò.
Three fire trucks arrived at the scene, and firefighters quickly began fighting the fire.

Tips

usage
救火车 is an older or regional term for a fire engine. The more modern and standard term in mainland Chinese is 消防车 (xiāofángchē). 救火车 is still understood but sounds dated in most mainland contexts.

Stroke Order

jiù
huǒ
chē