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钟(zhōng)
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Translation
  • (n.) clock; bell; time (used in stating hours or minutes)
  • (n.) small cup with no handles (old variant of 盅); Zhong (Chinese family name)
  • (char.) concentrate one's affections, etc.
Simplified 钟
Traditional 鍾
Strokes count 9
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Words with 钟 4

Same pronunciation 11

Similar pronunciation 14

Synonyms 1

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Examples of use 14

我(wǒ) 早(zǎo) 上(shang) 八(bā) 点(diǎn) 钟(zhōng) 上(shàng) 学(xué) 。(。)
I go to school at eight o'clock in the morning.
现(xiàn) 在(zài) 八(bā) 点(diǎn) 钟(zhōng) 。(。)
It's eight o'clock.
如(rú) 果(guǒ) 突(tū) 然(rán) 被(bèi) 闹(nào) 钟(zhōng) 叫(jiào) 醒(xǐng) ，(,) 将(jiāng) 在(zài) 心(xīn) 理(lǐ) 上(shàng) 使(shǐ) 人(rén) 产(chǎn) 生(shēng) 心(xīn) 慌(huāng) 、(、) 情(qíng) 绪(xù) 低(dī) 落(luò) 、(、) 感(gǎn) 觉(jué) 没(méi) 睡(shuì) 醒(xǐng) 等(děng) 不(bù) 适(shì) 。(.)
If you are suddenly woken up by the alarm clock, it will make people feel flustered, depressed and uncomfortable.
还(hái) 有(yǒu) 一(yī) 个(gè) 钟(zhōng) 头(tóu) 吃(chī) 晚(wǎn) 饭(fàn) 。(。)
There is still an hour to have dinner.
昆(kūn) 虫(chóng) 这(zhè) 样(yàng) 的(de) 小(xiǎo) 动(dòng) 物(wù) ，(,) 一(yī) 秒(miǎo) 钟(zhōng) 之(zhī) 内(nèi) 接(jiē) 收(shōu) 的(de) 信(xìn) 息(xī) 量(liàng) ，(,) 比(bǐ) 人(rén) 类(lèi) 等(děng) 体(tǐ) 型(xíng) 大(dà) 的(de) 生(shēng) 物(wù) 多(duō) 得(dé) 多(duō) 。(.)
Small animals like insects receive much more information in one second than large creatures like humans.
休(xiū) 息(xi) 了(le) 十(shí) 分(fēn) 钟(zhōng) 后(hòu) ，(，) 大(dà) 家(jiā) 继(jì) 续(xù) 上(shàng) 课(kè) 。(。)
After a ten-minute rest, everyone continued their class.
每(měi) 天(tiān) 要(yào) 看(kàn) 四(sì) 十(shí) 分(fēn) 钟(zhōng) 的(de) 书(shū) 。(。)
Read books for forty minutes every day.
我(wǒ) 每(měi) 天(tiān) 都(dōu) 做(zuò) 六(liù) 十(shí) 分(fēn) 钟(zhōng) 的(de) 作(zuò) 业(yè) 。(。)
I do my homework for sixty minutes every day.
近(jìn) 年(nián) 来(lái) ，(,) 市(shì) 场(chǎng) 上(shàng) 出(chū) 现(xiàn) 了(le) 一(yī) 种(zhǒng) 新(xīn) 的(de) 电(diàn) 子(zi) 产(chǎn) 品(pǐn) ，(,) 名(míng) 为(wéi) “(“) 光(guāng) 闹(nào) 钟(zhōng) ”(”) 。(.)
In recent years, a new electronic product named "Light Alarm Clock" has appeared in the market.
我(wǒ) 已(yǐ) 经(jīng) 定(dìng) 了(le) 早(zǎo) 上(shang) 七(qī) 点(diǎn) 的(de) 闹(nào) 钟(zhōng) ，(，) 放(fàng) 心(xīn) 吧(ba) 。(。)
I have set the alarm clock for seven in the morning. Don't worry.
我(wǒ) 每(měi) 天(tiān) 要(yào) 看(kàn) 四(sì) 十(shí) 分(fēn) 钟(zhōng) 的(de) 网(wǎng) 球(qiú) 节(jié) 目(mù) 。(。)
I watch forty minutes of tennis every day.
十(shí) 点(diǎn) 钟(zhōng) 了(le) ，(，) 哥(gē) 哥(ge) 还(hái) 在(zài) 睡(shuì) 觉(jiào) 。(。)
It's ten o'clock, and my brother is still sleeping.
走(zǒu) 路(lù) 去(qù) 图(tú) 书(shū) 馆(guǎn) ，(，) 最(zuì) 多(duō) 十(shí) 五(wǔ) 分(fēn) 钟(zhōng) 。(。)
It takes fifteen minutes to walk to the library at most.
我(wǒ) 们(men) 一(yī) 个(gè) 钟(zhōng) 头(tóu) 以(yǐ) 后(hòu) 见(jiàn) ！(！)
I'll see you in an hour!

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