消防队 (xiāofángduì): fire brigade

Measure Word

一支消防队 zhī

Meanings

1 fire brigade
2 fire department

Characters

消

xiāo

to eliminate; to extinguish

防

fáng

to prevent; to guard against

队

duì

team; brigade

Examples

快打电话给消防队！

Kuài dǎ diànhuà gěi xiāofángduì!

Quick, call the fire department!

消防队五分钟就到了。

Xiāofángduì wǔ fēnzhōng jiù dào le.

The fire brigade arrived in five minutes.

Tips

memory

消 (eliminate) + 防 (prevent) + 队 (team) = the team that eliminates and prevents fire.

Stroke Order

消 xiāo

防 fáng

队 duì

Related Words

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firefighting; fire prevention / fire control

消防站 xiāofángzhàn #20,543

fire station / fire brigade station

消防车 xiāofángchē #16,666

fire engine; fire truck

消防栓 xiāofángshuān #23,824

fire hydrant

消除 xiāochú HSK 5 #4,438

to eliminate; to remove / to dispel; to clear away

小队 xiǎoduì #4,216

squad / team / small group

消灭 xiāomiè HSK 6 #3,236

to annihilate; to eliminate; to wipe out / to perish; to die out

消 xiāo HSK 7 #5,533

to disappear; to vanish / to eliminate; to cancel / to consume; to spend

消失 xiāoshī HSK 3 #949

to disappear; to vanish / to fade away

消息 xiāoxi HSK 3 #411

news; information / message