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

HSK 1

快打电话给消防队！

Kuài dǎ diànhuà gěi xiāofángduì!

Quick, call the fire department!

HSK 2

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

消防中队 xiāofáng zhōngduì

fire brigade squad / fire-fighting unit

消防 xiāofáng HSK 5 #3,403

firefighting; fire prevention / fire control

消防支队 xiāofáng zhīduì

fire-and-rescue detachment / municipal-level firefighting unit

消防站 xiāofángzhàn #20,543

fire station / fire brigade station

消防车 xiāofángchē #16,666

fire engine; fire truck

消防局 xiāofángjú

fire department / fire bureau

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