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消防队

xiāo fáng duì · xiao fang dui

Traditional 消防隊

Meaning

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  1. fire brigade
  2. fire department
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The fire drill

  1. Liangliang

    今天(jīntiān)消防队(xiāofángduì)来(lái)我们(wǒmen)小区(xiǎoqū)了(le)。

    The fire brigade came to our neighborhood today.

  2. Dengdeng

    哪里(nǎlǐ)着火(zháohuǒ)了(le)？

    Where is the fire?

  3. Liangliang

    没有(méiyǒu)，他们(tāmen)是(shì)来(lái)做(zuò)演习(yǎnxí)的(de)。

    There isn't one. They came to do a drill.

  4. Dengdeng

    演习(yǎnxí)是(shì)什么(shénme)意思(yìsi)？

    What does 演习 mean?

  5. Liangliang

    就是(jiùshì)练习(liànxí)。消防队(xiāofángduì)教(jiāo)大家(dàjiā)怎么(zěnme)用(yòng)灭火器(mièhuǒqì)。

    It's just practice. The fire brigade taught everyone how to use fire extinguishers.

  6. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)昨天(zuótiān)做饭(zuòfàn)，锅(guō)冒烟(màoyān)了(le)，我(wǒ)也(yě)想(xiǎng)去(qù)学(xué)！

    Yesterday my pan smoked while I was cooking. I want to learn too!

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01

消(xiāo)防(fáng)队(duì)很(hěn)快(kuài)就(jiù)把(bǎ)大(dà)火(huǒ)扑(pū)熄(xī)。

The firemen quickly extinguished the blaze.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

消(xiāo)防(fáng)队(duì)接(jiē)到(dào)报(bào)警(jǐng)后(hòu)立(lì)刻(kè)出(chū)发(fā)。

The fire department set out immediately after receiving the alarm.

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