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How do you say "firefighter" in Chinese?
消防员
xiāo fáng yuán
In Chinese, "firefighter" is 消防员 (xiāo fáng yuán).
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Pronunciation
Pronounce this as "xiāo fáng yuán": "xiāo" is flat and level, held steady (tone 1); "fáng" is rising sharply like a question (tone 2), and finally "yuán" is rising sharply like a question (tone 2).
Writing and usage
消防员 is written using hanzi. It's a noun, part of the vocabulary taught in the Noun Town language learning game.
Example sentence
消防员冲进燃烧的房子。
xiāo fáng yuán chōng jìn rán shāo de fáng zi 。
The firefighter rushed into the burning house.
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How to remember 消防员
Notice how "xiāo fáng yuán" rolls off the tongue, and tie that feeling to a quick mental picture of "消防员" (xiāo fáng yuán).
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Questions about 消防员
How do you pronounce 消防员?
Pronounce this as "xiāo fáng yuán": "xiāo" is flat and level, held steady (tone 1); "fáng" is rising sharply like a question (tone 2), and finally "yuán" is rising sharply like a question (tone 2).
Is 消防员 formal or casual?
消防员 is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech.
How is 消防员 used in Chinese?
消防员 is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: 消防员冲进燃烧的房子。 (The firefighter rushed into the burning house.).
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