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zhōng
HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 3

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Definitions

  1. 1. clock
  2. 2. o'clock
  3. 3. time as measured in hours and minutes
  4. 4. bell

Example Sentences

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不走了。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 334026)

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Words Containing 钟

空钟
kōng zhong

diabolo

鸣钟
míng zhōng

to toll a bell

钟馗
zhōng kuí

Zhong Kui (mythological figure, supposed to drive away evil spirits)

钟鸣鼎食
zhōng míng dǐng shí

extravagant lifestyle

钟祥县
zhōng xiáng xiàn

Zhongxiang county in Hubei

石英钟
shí yīng zhōng

quartz clock

摆钟
bǎi zhōng

pendulum clock

大本钟
dà běn zhōng

Big Ben

钟山县
zhōng shān xiàn

Zhongshan county in Hezhou 賀州|贺州[hè zhōu], Guangxi

钟乐
zhōng yuè

bells

钱钟书
qián zhōng shū

Qian Zhongshu (1910-1998), literary academic and novelist, author of the 1947 novel Fortress Beseiged 圍城|围城

石钟乳
shí zhōng rǔ

stalactite

机械钟
jī xiè zhōng

mechanical clock

骰钟
tóu zhōng

dice cup

当一天和尚撞一天钟
dāng yī tiān hé shang zhuàng yī tiān zhōng

see 做一天和尚撞一天鐘|做一天和尚撞一天钟[zuò yī tiān hé shang zhuàng yī tiān zhōng]

钟繇
zhōng yáo

Zhong Yao (151-230), minister of Cao Wei 曹魏[cáo wèi] and noted calligrapher, said to have developed the regular script 楷書|楷书[kǎi shū]

出钟
chū zhōng

(of a prostitute) to do an outcall

色钟
shǎi zhōng

dice cup

秒秒钟
miǎo miǎo zhōng

in a matter of seconds

上钟
shàng zhōng

to clock in for work

三分钟热度
sān fēn zhōng rè dù

brief period of enthusiasm

钟罩
zhōng zhào

bell jar; dome (used to enclose or protect sth)

敲钟
qiāo zhōng

to sound a bell

黄钟毁弃瓦釜雷鸣
huáng zhōng huǐ qì wǎ fǔ léi míng

lit. earthern pots make more noise than classical bells

警钟
jǐng zhōng

alarm bell

钟点工
zhōng diǎn gōng

hourly worker

钟爱
zhōng ài

to treasure

钟楚红
zhōng chǔ hóng

Cherie Chung (1960-), Hong Kong actress

钟鸣漏尽
zhōng míng lòu jìn

past one's prime

钟室
zhōng shì

bell chamber (at the top of a bell tower)

挂钟
guà zhōng

wall clock

情有独钟
qíng yǒu dú zhōng

to have a special fondness (for sth)

钟楼怪人
zhōng lóu guài rén

The Hunchback of Notre-Dame by Victor Hugo 維克多·雨果|维克多·雨果[wéi kè duō · yǔ guǒ]

钟情
zhōng qíng

to fall in love

套钟
tào zhōng

chime

点钟
diǎn zhōng

(indicating time of day) o'clock

钟楼
zhōng lóu

Zhonglou district of Changzhou city 常州市[cháng zhōu shì], Jiangsu

甩钟
shuǎi zhōng

dice cup

晨钟暮鼓
chén zhōng mù gǔ

lit. morning bell, evening drum, symbolizing monastic practice (idiom); fig. encouragement to study or progress

时钟
shí zhōng

clock

定时钟
dìng shí zhōng

timer

钟楼区
zhōng lóu qū

Zhonglou district of Changzhou city 常州市[cháng zhōu shì], Jiangsu

钟头
zhōng tóu

hour

数字钟
shù zì zhōng

digital clock

座钟
zuò zhōng

desk clock

钟摆
zhōng bǎi

pendulum

龙钟
lóng zhōng

decrepit

钟祥市
zhōng xiáng shì

Zhongxiang, county-level city in Jingmen 荊門|荆门[jīng mén], Hubei

台钟
tái zhōng

desk clock

生物钟
shēng wù zhōng

biological clock

钟睒睒
zhōng shǎn shǎn

Zhong Shanshan (1954-), Chinese billionaire businessman, the founder and chairperson of Nongfu Spring 農夫山泉|农夫山泉[nóng fū shān quán]

一见钟情
yī jiàn zhōng qíng

to fall in love at first sight (idiom)

做一天和尚撞一天钟
zuò yī tiān hé shang zhuàng yī tiān zhōng

lit. as a monk for today, toll today's bell (idiom)

闹钟
nào zhōng

alarm clock

秒钟
miǎo zhōng

(time) second

分钟
fēn zhōng

minute

钟乳
zhōng rǔ

stalactite

钟点房
zhōng diǎn fáng

hourly rate hotel

丧钟
sāng zhōng

knell

钟山区
zhōng shān qū

Zhongshan district of Liupanshui city 六盤水市|六盘水市[liù pán shuǐ shì], Guizhou

暮鼓晨钟
mù gǔ chén zhōng

lit. evening drum, morning bell (idiom); fig. Buddhist monastic practice

钟面
zhōng miàn

clock face

原子钟
yuán zǐ zhōng

atomic clock

钟灵毓秀
zhōng líng yù xiù

(of a place) endowed with a natural beauty that nurtures people of talent (idiom)

钟万学
zhōng wàn xué

Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (1966-), Indonesian politician, governor of Jakarta (2014-)

数字时钟
shù zì shí zhōng

digital clock

钟鼎文
zhōng dǐng wén

bell-cauldron script

吊钟花
diào zhōng huā

Chinese New Year flower (Enkianthus quinqueflorus)

闹铃时钟
nào líng shí zhōng

alarm clock

钟表
zhōng biǎo

clock

钟点
zhōng diǎn

hour

钟乳石
zhōng rǔ shí

stalactite

钟山
zhōng shān

Zhongshan district of Liupanshui city 六盤水市|六盘水市[liù pán shuǐ shì], Guizhou

敲丧钟
qiāo sāng zhōng

a knell

钟表盘
zhōng biǎo pán

clockface

自鸣钟
zì míng zhōng

chiming clock

金钟
jīn zhōng

Admiralty, Hong Kong

老态龙钟
lǎo tài lóng zhōng

doddering

转钟
zhuǎn zhōng

past midnight

时钟座
shí zhōng zuò

Horologium (constellation)

钟祥
zhōng xiáng

Zhongxiang, county-level city in Jingmen 荊門|荆门[jīng mén], Hubei

台上一分钟,台下十年功
tái shàng yī fēn zhōng , tái xià shí nián gōng

ten years of practice for one minute on the stage (idiom)