烟雾报警器

煙霧報警器

yānwùbàojǐngqì

noun

Measure Word

一个烟雾报警器 gè

Meanings

1 smoke detector
2 smoke alarm

Characters

alert / warning

Examples

厨房做菜油烟太大，把烟雾报警器响了。

Chúfáng zuò cài yóuyān tài dà, bǎ yānwùbàojǐngqì xiǎng le.

The smoke from cooking set off the smoke detector.

酒店每个房间都装有烟雾报警器。

Jiǔdiàn měi ge fángjiān dōu zhuāngyǒu yānwùbàojǐngqì.

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