How to say “fire service” in Chinese
fire service; firefighting
“Fire service” in Chinese is 消防, xiāo fáng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
消防 is read xiāo fáng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 氵 “water”; on the right, 肖 xiào hints at the sound.
On the left, 阝 “hill”: the first meaning is a dike. On the right, 方 fāng hints at the sound.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “消防”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “fire service” in Chinese?
“Fire service” in Chinese is 消防, pinyin xiāofáng.
What does 消防 mean?
消防 (xiāofáng) means “fire service; firefighting”.
How do you write 消防?
消防 is 2 characters: 消 (xiāo) — vanish; eliminate; 防 (fáng) — defend, prevent. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 消防?
消防 is read xiāofáng. Tones: xiāo — first tone, fáng — second tone. The page has an audio recording.
“fire service” in the lesson “Typhoon, drought, fire”
This word is from the topic “Energy, ecology, disasters” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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