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空钟

kōng zhongdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
diabolo (Chinese yo-yo)
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-1cd20354e1eec410. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

空鐘 空钟 [kong1 zhong5] /diabolo (Chinese yo-yo)/

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Reference information

The definitions above are from CC-CEDICT. Examples and usage notes are available on selected entries.

Character information

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Other forms in these source records: 空鐘

  • 空
    kōng

    empty / air / sky / in vain

    kòng

    to empty / vacant / unoccupied / space / leisure / free time

  • 钟
    zhōng

    handleless cup / goblet / (bound form) to concentrate (one's affection etc) / a (large) bell (CL:架[jià]) / clock (CL:座[zuò]) / amount of time / o'clock (CL:點|点[diǎn],分[fēn],秒[miǎo]) (as in 三點鐘|三点钟[sān diǎn zhōng] "three o'clock" or "three hours" or 五分鐘|五分钟[wǔ fēn zhōng] "five minutes" etc)

    Zhōng

    surname Zhong

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.