救火

jiùhuǒ
  1. to put out a fire
  2. firefighting

CEDICT

to fight a fire; to try to extinguish a fire

Wiktionary

撲滅火災。

重編國語辭典

撲滅火災

維基詞典

Entry Composition

=1 救 jiù variant of 救 jiù
=1 救 jiù
  1. to save
  2. to assist
  3. to rescue
2 火 huǒ
  1. fire
  2. urgent
  3. ammunition
  4. fiery or flaming
  5. internal heat (Chinese medicine)
  6. hot (popular)
  7. classifier for military units (old)
  8. Kangxi radical 86

Containing this entry

抱薪救火 bàoxīnjiùhuǒ lit. to carry firewood to put out a fire (idiom); fig. to make a problem worse by inappropriate action
救場如救火 jiùchǎngrújiùhuǒ the show must go on (idiom)
救人如救火 jiùrénrújiùhuǒ
救火車 jiùhuǒchē
抱薪救火 bàoxīn-jiùhuǒ
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撲救 pūjiù
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滅火 mièhuǒ
  1. to extinguish a fire
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