火警

huǒjǐng
noun #10,786

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 fire alarm
  2. 2 fire alert

Examples

HSK 6
Huǒjǐng xiǎng le, dàjiā gǎnkuài chèlí!
The fire alarm went off, everyone evacuate quickly!
HSK 6
Zhè shì yī cì wùbào de huǒjǐng.
This was a false fire alarm.

Tips

usage
火警 can mean both the alarm device and the fire emergency itself. 报火警 = to report a fire. In Hong Kong, the fire emergency number is also called 火警.

Stroke Order

huǒ
jǐng