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消防 xiāofáng

消防 xiāofáng Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 消防 xiāofáng .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
xiāofáng | xiao1 fang2
English translation
firefighting
fire control

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Traditional form

消防 xiāofáng

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 消防 xiāofáng

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xiāo

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shuǐ represents the meaning and Xiāo represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

Xiāo

Semantic compound

shuǐ

Positional decomposition

氵肖

Number of Strokes

10
fáng

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and Fāng represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

Fāng

Semantic compound

Positional decomposition

阝方

Number of Strokes

6

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Example sentences using 消防 xiāofáng

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消防 xiāofáng 队员 duì yuán 着火 zháohuǒ de 椅子 yǐzi chū 窗外.

The fireman flung the burning chair out of the window.

这个 zhè ge 民间 mínjiān 消防队 xiāo fáng duì 房顶 fáng dǐng le wàng shào 一样 yīyàng , 最初 zuìchū shì zài 自愿 zìyuàn de 基础 jīchǔ shǎng 募集 mù jí de .

The fire guard, like the roof - watchers, was at first recruited on a voluntary basis.

qiáo bèi 消防 xiāofáng 部门 bùmén yòng 水龙 shuǐ lóng 冲洗 chōng xǐ Guò le .

The bridge had been hosed down by the fire department.

wéi le 很快 de 进入 jìn rù 着火 zháohuǒ de 房子 fáng zi ,消防 xiāofáng 队员 duì yuán chāi le miàn qiáng .

The firemen broke down the wall in order to gain quick access to the building on fire.

消防 xiāofáng 队员 duì yuán Cóng Huǒ 中救 chū le 那些 nà xiē 老人 lǎo rén .

The firemen saved the old people from the fire.

消防 xiāofáng Decomposition

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消防 xiāofáng Compounds

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