闹 铃 时 钟

nào líng shí zhōngdictionary entry

alarm clock

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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.

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Original source entry:

鬧鈴時鐘闹铃时钟 [nao4 ling2 shi2 zhong1] /alarm clock/

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Other forms in these source records: 鬧鈴時鐘

闹
nào
noisy / boisterous / bustling / lively / to make noise / to cause a disturbance / to express / to vent (feelings) / to experience (an illness, disaster, famine etc) / to fool around / to engage in (an activity, often vigorously or disruptively)
铃
líng
(small) bell / CL:隻|只[zhī]
时
shí
(bound form) time / hour / period / season / (after a numeral) o'clock / hour(s) / (after a verb phrase or clause) when / while
Shí
surname Shi
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

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