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

HSK 5

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.

HSK 7-9

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.

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 (fire extinguisher) and 应急灯 (emergency light).

Stroke Order

缓 huǎn

降 jiàng

器 qì