xe cứu hỏa
Definition
- Noun:
- Fire engine / Fire truck: A specialized vehicle equipped with pumps, hoses, water tanks, ladders, and other equipment, used by firefighters to respond to and extinguish fires.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Tiếng còi xe cứu hỏa vang lên khẩn cấp. (The fire engine's siren sounded urgently.)
- Xe cứu hỏa đã đến hiện trường vụ cháy trong vòng mười phút. (The fire truck arrived at the scene of the fire within ten minutes.)
- Trẻ con thường rất thích ngắm những chiếc xe cứu hỏa màu đỏ. (Children often love looking at the red fire engines.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is used specifically for the vehicle. The team or service is referred to separately as "lính cứu hỏa" (firefighters) or "đội cứu hỏa" (fire brigade).
Variants and Related Words
- Xe chữa cháy (n): A direct synonym for "xe cứu hỏa," meaning firefighting vehicle.
- Xe cứu thương (n): Ambulance (a vehicle for medical emergencies, distinct from a fire engine).
Synonyms
- Fire engine: The standard term.
- Fire truck: Commonly used synonym, especially in American English.
- Fire appliance: A more formal term used in some contexts.
Related Idioms
- : To run very fast or with great urgency, akin to a fire engine responding to a call.
- Nghe tin, anh ấy chạy như xe cứu hỏa về nhà. (Upon hearing the news, he ran home like a fire engine.)