烟雾报警器

煙霧報警器

yānwù bàojǐngqì

noun

Measure Word

一个烟雾报警器 gè

Meanings

1 smoke detector
2 smoke alarm

Characters

alert / warning

Examples

HSK 7-9

厨房做菜油烟太大，把烟雾报警器响了。

Chúfáng zuòcài yóuyān tài dà, bǎ yānwù bàojǐngqì xiǎng le.

The smoke from cooking set off the smoke detector.

HSK 7-9

酒店每个房间都装有烟雾报警器。

Jiǔdiàn měige fángjiān dōu zhuāngyǒu yānwù bàojǐngqì.

Every hotel room has a smoke detector installed.

Tips

usage

烟雾报警器 detects smoke; the related 燃气报警器 (ránqì bàojǐngqì, gas alarm) detects natural-gas leaks and is increasingly required in Chinese kitchens. Both 报 (bào, report) + 警 (jǐng, alert/warning) literally make 'alarm.'

Stroke Order

烟 yān

雾 wù

报 bào

警 jǐng

器 qì