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How do you say "fireman" in Chinese?
消防员
xiāo fáng yuán
In Chinese, "fireman" is 消防员.
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Pronunciation
Three syllables: 'shao-fang-ywan'. First is falling, second and third are flat. The combination sounds urgent and quick.
Writing and usage
Xiao (extinguish/eliminate) has five strokes, fang (direction/fire-related) has four, yuan (person) has four. The word literally means 'fire-elimination person'.
Example sentence
消防员正在灭火。
The fireman is putting out the fire.
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How to remember 消防员
Xiao sounds like 'show' - firefighters show up fast to eliminate the fire. The action verb starts the word.
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Questions about 消防员
How do you say "fireman" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "fireman" is 消防员. It is a noun.
How is 消防员 written in Chinese?
Xiao (extinguish/eliminate) has five strokes, fang (direction/fire-related) has four, yuan (person) has four. The word literally means 'fire-elimination person'.
How is 消防员 used in a sentence?
Use 消防员 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 消防员正在灭火。 (The fireman is putting out the fire.).
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