闹
钟

Alarm clock in Chinese: 闹钟 (nào zhōng)

nào zhōng

alarm clock

HSK 3.0 Level 4Traditional: 鬧鐘1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1alarm clock

Stroke order

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闹
钟

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄋㄠˋ

nào

ㄋ/ nㄠ/ aoˋ/ fourth tone

ㄓㄨㄥ

zhōng

ㄓ/ zhㄨ/ uㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

闹钟

Simplified

鬧鐘

Traditional

Example sentences

See 闹钟 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 早上闹钟响了。

    zǎo shàng nào zhōng xiǎng le。

    The alarm clock rang in the morning.

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Related words

钟

zhōng

handleless cup

闹

nào

noisy

分钟

fēn zhōng

minute

热闹

rè nao

bustling with noise and excitement

钟头

zhōng tóu

hour

胡闹

hú nào

to act willfully and make a scene

警钟

jǐng zhōng

alarm bell

闹事

nào shì

to cause trouble

喧闹

xuān nào

to make a noise

看热闹

kàn rè nao

to enjoy watching a bustling scene

闹着玩儿

nào zhe wán r

to play games

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