救火 (jiù huǒ) — to fight a fire, to put out a fire
Definition
Literally 'save fire', 救火 means fighting an active fire to put it out. Note the verb-object structure: you can insert a duration between 救 and 火 (救了一个小时的火).
verb
to fight a fireto put out a fire
Examples
- 救火。Xiāo fáng yuán zhèng zài jiù huǒ.Firefighters are fighting a fire.
- 。Tā men jiù le yí gè xiǎo shí de huǒ cái fā xiàn méi rén.They fought the fire for an hour before realizing no one was inside.
- ，救火。Lín jū jiā shī huǒ le, dà jiā kuài qù jiù huǒ.The neighbor's house is on fire — everyone go fight it!
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