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消防

xiāofáng
noun HSK 5 #3,403

Meanings

  1. 1 firefighting; fire prevention
  2. 2 fire control

Characters

消
xiāo
to eliminate; to extinguish
防
fáng
to prevent; to guard against
To extinguish and prevent fire — firefighting.

Examples

消防员赶到了现场。
Xiāofángyuán gǎn dào le xiànchǎng.
The firefighters arrived at the scene.
每栋大楼都要有消防设备。
Měi dòng dàlóu dōu yào yǒu xiāofáng shèbèi.
Every building must have fire safety equipment.
消防车很快就来了。
Xiāofángchē hěn kuài jiù lái le.
The fire truck came quickly.
学校定期进行消防演习。
Xuéxiào dìngqī jìnxíng xiāofáng yǎnxí.
The school regularly conducts fire drills.

Tips

usage
消防员 (xiāofángyuán, firefighter), 消防车 (xiāofángchē, fire truck), 消防站 (xiāofángzhàn, fire station), 消防演习 (xiāofáng yǎnxí, fire drill).

Stroke Order

消 xiāo
防 fáng