救火队

救火隊

jiùhuǒduì

noun #34,901

Measure Word

一支救火队 zhī

Meanings

1 fire brigade
2 firefighting team
3 team brought in to fix emergencies

Characters

to save / rescue

Examples

HSK 3

他在公司里就像个救火队，哪里出问题就去哪里。

Tā zài gōngsī lǐ jiù xiàng ge jiùhuǒduì, nǎlǐ chū wèntí jiù qù nǎlǐ.

At the company he's like a one-man fire brigade - wherever there's a problem, that's where he goes.

HSK 5

救火队很快赶到了现场。

Jiùhuǒduì hěnkuài gǎndào le xiànchǎng.

The fire brigade arrived at the scene quickly.

Tips

culture

Modern fire stations in China are usually called 消防队 (xiāofángduì), but 救火队 ('save-fire team') survives in informal speech and figurative use - describing someone who gets thrown at every workplace crisis.

Stroke Order

救 jiù

火 huǒ

队 duì