缓降器

緩降器

huǎnjiàngqì

noun

Measure Word

一台缓降器 tái

Meanings

1 controlled descent device
2 fire-escape descender (cable reel and harness for evacuating from a high floor)

Characters

to descend / lower

device / instrument

Examples

高层楼房应该配备缓降器。

Gāocéng lóufáng yīnggāi pèibèi huǎnjiàngqì.

High-rise buildings should be equipped with descent escape devices.

她用缓降器从二十层楼安全降到地面。

Tā yòng huǎnjiàngqì cóng èrshí céng lóu ānquán jiàng dào dìmiàn.

She used the descent device to lower herself safely from the 20th floor to the ground.

Tips

usage

A specific piece of fire-safety equipment — a friction reel and harness rated for one person at a time. Often listed in Chinese building codes alongside 灭火器 (mièhuǒqì, fire extinguisher) and 应急灯 (yìngjídēng, emergency light).

Stroke Order

缓 huǎn

降 jiàng

器 qì