xiāo fáng duì yuándictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
fireman
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Original source entry:

消防隊員 消防队员 [xiao1 fang2 dui4 yuan2] /fireman/

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Other forms in these source records: 消防隊員

  • 消
    xiāo

    to diminish / to subside / to consume / to reduce / to idle away (the time) / (after 不[bù] or 只[zhǐ] or 何[hé] etc) to need / to require / to take

  • 防
    fáng

    to protect / to defend / to guard against / to prevent

  • 队
    duì

    squadron / team / group / CL:個|个[gè]

  • 员
    yuán

    (bound form) person engaged in a certain field of activity / (bound form) member / classifier for military generals

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