灭火器

滅火器

mièhuǒqì

noun #15,347

Measure Word

一个灭火器 gè

Meanings

1 fire extinguisher

Characters

to extinguish; to destroy

device; instrument

Examples

每层楼都必须配备灭火器。

Měi céng lóu dōu bìxū pèibèi mièhuǒqì.

Every floor must be equipped with a fire extinguisher.

他用灭火器扑灭了小火。

Tāyòng mièhuǒqì pūmiè le xiǎohuǒ.

He put out the small fire with a fire extinguisher.

Tips

memory

灭 (extinguish) + 火 (fire) + 器 (device) — a device that extinguishes fire. The character 器 appears in many tool/device words: 机器, 武器, 乐器.

Stroke Order

灭 miè

火 huǒ

器 qì