鐘 (zung1 | zhong1) : clock; time; hour; bell

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鐘

zung1

zhong1

[1] clock
[2] time (as stated in hours and minutes)
[3] [粵] hour | [國] 鐘點
[4] bell

(Classifier(s): 個 (for clock), 粒 (for hour), 口 (for bell))

钟 is the simplified form for both 鐘 and 鍾.

Stroke count: 20

Level: 1

Radical: (#167)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

鐘 / 钟

Don't confuse with:
鍾

This word has been viewed 14811 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 28th Apr 2014 02:16

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點鐘 dim2 zung1 dian3 zhong1 = o'clock

幾點鐘 gei2 dim2 zung1 ji3 dian3 zhong1 = what time is it; at what time

分鐘 fan1 zung1 fen1 zhong1 = minute (time)

鐘頭 zung1 tau4 zhong1 tou2 = hour

夠鐘 gau3 zung1 = it's time; time is due; it's due; time's up 粵

門鐘 mun4 zung1 men2 zhong1 = doorbell

分分鐘 fan1 fan1 zung1 fen1 fen1 zhong1 = always; at any time 粵

十二點鐘 sap6 ji6 dim2 zung1 shi2 er4 dian3 zhong1 = 12 o'clock (common formation)

十一點鐘 sap6 jat1 dim2 zung1 shi2 yi1 dian3 zhong1 = 11 o'clock (common formation)

校慢鐘 gaau3 maan6 zung1 jiao4 man4 zhong1 = to set one's clock back 粵

鐘樓 zung1 lau4 zhong1 lou2 = clock tower

鐘咭 zung1 kaat1 zhong1 ji1 = time card; clock card 粵

鬧鐘 naau6 zung1 nao4 zhong1 = alarm clock

秒鐘 miu5 zung1 = second (1/60th of a minute)

鐘點 zung1 dim2 zhong1 dian3 = hour; specified time; [adj] hourly

鐘錶 zung1 biu1 zhong1 biao3 = clocks and watches

金鐘 gam1 zung1 = Admiralty (MTR station)

座鐘 zo6 zung1 = timepiece

吊鐘 diu3 zung1 = bellows

電鐘 din6 zung1 = electric clock

打鐘 daa2 zung1 = to strike a bell

幾個鐘頭 gei2 go3 zung1 tau4 = how many hours?

一個鐘 jat1 go3 zung1 = one hour

二十分鐘 ji6 sap6 fan1 zung1 = twenty minutes

半個鐘 bun3 go3 zung1 = half an hour

咕咕鐘 gu4 gu1 zung1 = cuckoo clock

吊鐘花 diu3 zung1 faa1 = a bell flower, fuchsia

幾點鐘都 gei2 dim2 zung1 dou1 = whenever; anytime

擺鐘 baai2 zung1 bai3 zhong1 = pendulum clock

鐘錶店 zung1 biu1 dim3 = a watches and clocks shop

套鐘 tou3 zung1 tao4 zhong1 = chime

字鐘 zi6 zung1 = [n] five minutes

幾個鐘 gei2 go3 zung1 = how many hours?

一句鐘 jat1 geoi3 zung1 = an hour

打咭鐘 daa2 kaat1 zung1 = time recorder 粵

打卡鐘 daa2 kaat1 zung1 da3 ka3 zhong1 = time recorder

撳鐘 gam6 zung1 = to ring a doorbell 粵

㩒鐘 gam6 zung1 = to ring a doorbell 粵

私鐘妹 si1 zung1 mui6*1 = a call girl; a prostitute; a hooker 粵

唥鐘 laang6*1 zung1 = an alarm clock; the bell on a bicycle 粵

過鐘 gwo3 zung1 = out-of-date; outdated, unfashionable 粵

一刻鐘 jat1 hak1 zung1 yi1 ke4 zhong1 = a quarter of an hour, fifteen minutes

鐘意 zung1 ji3 zhong1 yi4 = like, be fond of; miswritten form of 鍾意粵

金鐘道 gam1 zung1 dou6 jin1 zhong1 dao4 = Queensway, Admiralty, Hong Kong

時鐘 si4 zung1 shi2 zhong1 = clock, timepiece

火警鐘 fo2 ging2 zung1 huo3 jing3 zhong1 = fire alarm bell

校鐘 gaau3 zung1 jiao4 zhong1 = set the time on a clock 粵

三分鐘熱度 saam1 fan1 zung1 jit6 dou6 san1 fen1 zhong1 re4 du4 = using the shortest time to complete one task; someone who loses interest quickly

鐘數 zung1 sou3 zhong1 shu4 = time 粵

鐘乳石 zung1 jyu5 sek6 zhong1 ru3 shi2 = stalactite

爆鐘 baau3 zung1 bao4 zhong1 = work overtime 粵

時鐘酒店 si4 zung1 zau2 dim3 shi2 zhong1 jiu3 dian4 = hourly hotel, hourly rate hotel, love hotel

鐘聲 zung1 seng1 zhong1 sheng1 = the sound of a bell ringing

鐘點工人 zung1 dim2 gung1 jan4 zhong1 dian3 gong1 ren2 = temporary worker paid by the hour

鐘點妹 zung1 dim2 mui6*1 zhong1 dian3 mei4 = a maid that is paid by the hour 粵

金鐘罩 gam1 zung1 zaau3 jin1 zhong1 zhao4 = [1] Golden Shield (also a brand of condom); [2] Jin Zhong Zhao (advisor to Axe Gang in Kung Fu Hustle)

鐘點旅館 zung1 dim2 leoi5 gun2 zhong1 dian3 lv3 guan3 = an hourly hotel

大笨鐘 daai6 ban6 zung1 = Big Ben (famous clock in Britain)

石鐘山 sek6 zung1 saan1 shi2 zhong1 shan1 = Stone Bell Hill

黃鐘毀棄 wong4 zung1 wai2 hei3 huang2 zhong1 hui3 qi4 = mediocre people are in power (golden bells destroyed and discarded)

揼波鐘 dam1 bo1 zung1 = play for time 粵

馬德鐘 maa5 dak1 zung1 ma3 de2 zhong1 = Joe Ma Tak Chung

鐘漢良 zung1 hon3 loeng4 zhong1 han4 liang2 = Wallace Chung

Showing 10 of 21 examples containing 鐘

而家幾點鐘? 而家係三點三個字。粵
What time is it now? It's a quarter past three.

而家幾點(鐘)？粵
What is the time now?

我唔鐘意太濃嘅茶粵
I don't like tea that's too strong.
[Lit. I not like too strong [possessive particle] tea.]

蘋果，我鐘意㓟咗皮先至食粵
I like to peel apples before eating them.
[Lit. apples, I like peel [perfective zo2] skin only-then eat.]

我好鐘意飲珍珠奶茶。粵
I like to drink bubble tea!

我最鐘意嘅台灣歌手就係盧廣仲粵
My favourite Taiwanese singer is Crowd Lu.

敲響個鐘! 粵
Ring the bell!
[The bell here is large, as one might find in a church tower.]

我聽日七點鐘要起身。粵
I need to wake up at 7 o'clock tomorrow.

幾分鐘之後我就到國
After a few minutes I'll be there.

我在幾分鐘之內就到國
I'll be there in a few minutes.

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