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闹钟nào zhōng
alarm clock
Definitions
Chinese > English | ||
闹钟 | ||
1. Simplified form of 鬧鐘 | ||
鬧鐘 | nàozhōng | |
1. n. alarm clock (attention, zh, Shouldn't this also include just alarm as in the example? Is it used for the alarm function on a smartphone for instance?) | ||
我 要 把 我 的 鬧鐘 設 到 早上shang 六 點。 - I need to set my alarm for 6 am. | ||
校gaau3 鬧鐘 - to set one's alarm clock | ||
English > Chinese | ||
alarm clock | ||
1. 名词. 鬧錶、鬧鐘 | ||
Components | ||
闹 | ||
1. Simplified form of 鬧 | ||
鬧 | nào | |
1. to be noisy | ||
2. to create a disturbance | ||
3. (of disease, disaster, or other negative events) to occur | ||
容易 鬧 洪水 - to be prone to flooding | ||
4. (Cantonese) to scold | ||
钟 | ||
1. Simplified form of 鐘 | ||
2. Simplified form of 鍾 | ||
鍾 | zhōng | |
1. vessel for containing alcohol | ||
2. to concentrate one's love or attention | ||
鍾愛 - to treasure | ||
鍾情 - to fall in love | ||
一見鍾情 - love at first sight | ||
3. unit of capacity | ||
4. Alternative form of 鐘 (percussion musical instrument; bell) | ||
5. (obsolete chiefly Nanzhao) younger brother | ||
鍾锺 會 - Zhong Hui (military general and politician of Cao Wei) | ||
鍾 南-山 - Zhong Nanshan (Chinese pulmonologist) | ||
6. usage. Not to be confused with 锺. | ||
鐘 | zhōng | |
1. bell | ||
那 個 鐘 每 小時 響 一次。 - That bell rings once every hour. | ||
2. clock | ||
這 個 鐘 快 了,所以 我 把 它 校jiào準 了。 - The clock was fast so I corrected it. | ||
3. time measured in hours and minutes | ||
點鐘 - o'clock | ||
分鐘 - minute | ||
秒鐘 - second | ||
4. (Cantonese) hour | ||
5. (Cantonese, in general) time | ||
6. (Cantonese, colloquial) time, services of prostitutes | ||
7. (historical) metal ceremonial percussion instrument hung from a rack and struck with a mallet | ||
8. Alternative form of 鍾 (unit of capacity) | ||
9. usage. The surname (鍾/锺. | ||
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Pronunciation
nào zhōng
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