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HSK 1
钟
鐘
zhōng
1.
clock
2.
o'clock
3.
time as measured in hours and minutes
4.
bell
5.
CL:[[架<jià>]], [[座<zuò>]]
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Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
金钟
jīnzhōng
Admiralty, Hong Kong
挂钟
guàzhōng
wall clock
钟情
zhōngqíng
to fall in love
钟爱
zhōngài
to treasure
钟繇
ZhōngYáo
Zhong Yao (151-230), minister of Cao Wei [[曹魏<CáoWèi>]] and noted calligrapher, said to have developed the regular script [[楷書|楷书<kǎishū>]]
摆钟
bǎizhōng
pendulum clock
点钟
diǎnzhōng
(indicating time of day) o'clock
敲钟
qiāozhōng
to sound a bell
钟室
zhōngshì
belfry
钟山
Zhōngshān
Zhongshan district of Liupanshui city [[六盤水市|六盘水市<Liùpánshuǐshì>]], Guizhou
骰钟
tóuzhōng
dice cup
丧钟
sāngzhōng
knell
钟摆
zhōngbǎi
pendulum
时钟
shízhōng
clock
钟乐
zhōngyuè
bells
钟楼
Zhōnglóu
Zhonglou district of Changzhou city [[常州市<Chángzhōushì>]], Jiangsu
钟楼
zhōnglóu
bell tower
分钟
fēnzhōng
minute
钟表
zhōngbiǎo
clock
钟祥
Zhōngxiáng
Zhongxiang county level city in Jingmen [[荊門|荆门<Jīngmén>]], Hubei
Example Sentences (2)
你不是说七点半来接我吗？你迟到了一刻钟。
Nǐ bú shì shuō qī diǎn bàn lái jiē wǒ ma?Nǐ chí dào le yí kè zhōng.
Didn't you say you'd come pick me up at seven thirty? You're fifteen minutes late.
Text 4
不是我迟到了，是你的表快了一刻钟。
Bú shì wǒ chí dào le,shì nǐ de biǎo kuài le yí kè zhōng.
I wasn’t late; your watch is fifteen minutes fast.
Text 4
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Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 1
- Character Frequency Rank
- 904
- Word Frequency Rank
- 418 of 84,292