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闹钟 meaning in English

nàozhōng

alarm clock

HSK 4nounTraditional 鬧鐘17 strokes

Meaning of 闹钟

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

nàozhōng
  1. alarm clock

How to use 闹钟

闹钟 is the everyday word for an alarm clock, and people also use it for the alarm on a phone. It often goes with verbs like 定 (dìng) or 设 (shè), meaning to set. Example: 我把闹钟定在七点。(Wǒ bǎ nàozhōng dìng zài qī diǎn.) I set the alarm for seven o'clock.

闹 (nào) means noisy or to make a fuss, and 钟 (zhōng) means clock, so 闹钟 is literally a noisy clock. Picture a clock that makes a racket to wake you up.

Common mistake: Learners sometimes write 闹 with 门 and 小 or confuse it with 间 (jiān). The inside is 市 (shì), not 日 or 小. Also keep the fourth tone on nào; it is not nāo.

闹钟 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

每měi天tiān早zǎo上shàng我wǒ都dōu要yào靠kào闹nào钟zhōng来lái按àn时shí叫jiào醒xǐng我wǒ。
I depend on the alarm clock to wake up on time every morning.
您nín卖mài闹nào钟zhōng吗ma？
Do you sell alarm clocks?
在zài你nǐ上shàng床chuáng睡shuì觉jiào之zhī前qián，你nǐ必bì须xū把bǎ闹nào钟zhōng设shè定dìng好hǎo。
You've got to set the alarm clock before you go to bed.
其qí中zhōng一yī间jiān房fáng间jiān有yǒu闹nào钟zhōng吗ma？
Is there a clock in one of the rooms?
昨zuó天tiān闹nào钟zhōng没méi响xiǎng，Kurt也yě就jiù没méi醒xǐng过guò来lái。
Kurt didn't wake up yesterday because the alarm didn't ring.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

闹 nào · noisy · 8 strokes

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  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8

钟 zhōng · a bell · 9 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
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  8. 8
  9. 9

Related words

Words that share a character with 闹钟.

分钟fēnzhōngminute
热闹rènaolively; bustling; full of activity; to make things lively; to have a good time
钟头zhōngtóu(coll.) hour
胡闹húnàoto act willfully and make a scene; to make trouble
闹事nàoshìto cause trouble; to create a disturbance
喧闹xuānnàoto make a noise; noisy
警钟jǐngzhōngalarm bell
看热闹kàn rènaoto enjoy watching a bustling scene; to go where the crowds are
闹着玩儿nàozhewánrto play games; to joke around
点钟diǎnzhōng(indicating time of day) o'clock
秒钟miǎozhōng(time) second
钟声zhōngshēngthe sound of a bell

Questions about 闹钟

What does 闹钟 mean?

闹钟 (nàozhōng) means "alarm clock" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 闹钟?

闹钟 is made of 2 characters: 闹 (8 strokes), 钟 (9 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.

Is 闹钟 an HSK word?

Yes. 闹钟 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 闹钟 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 闹钟 is written 鬧鐘.

How do I say the alarm clock went off in Chinese?

Say 闹钟响了 (nàozhōng xiǎng le), using 响 (xiǎng), to ring or make a sound. To turn it off, say 关闹钟 (guān nàozhōng).

What is the measure word for 闹钟?

Use 个 (gè) in casual speech, as in 一个闹钟 (yí gè nàozhōng). 只 (zhī) is also heard for physical clocks.

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