火警

huǒjǐng

noun #10,786

Measure Word

一次火警 cì

Meanings

1 fire alarm
2 fire alert

Characters

Examples

火警响了，大家赶快撤离！

Huǒjǐng xiǎng le, dàjiā gǎnkuài chèlí!

The fire alarm went off, everyone evacuate quickly!

这是一次误报的火警。

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

火 huǒ

警 jǐng