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HSK
minute
HSK 2
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *鐘* | 鐘* | *鐘
a (large) bell (CL:) / clock (CL:) / amount of time; o'clock (CL:點|点,,) (as in 三點鐘|三点钟 "three o'clock" or "three hours" or 五分鐘|五分钟 "five minutes" etc)
HSK 3
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *鍾* | 鍾* | *鍾
handleless cup; goblet / (bound form) to concentrate (one's affection etc) / variant of 鐘|钟
HSK 3
alarm clock
HSK 4
hour / CL: 個|个
HSK 6
alarm bell
HSK 7-9
Zhong Kui (mythological figure, supposed to drive away evil spirits) / (fig.) a person with the courage to fight against evil
any minute now; in next to no time / at every minute; constantly
Admiralty, Hong Kong
clock
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *鍾* | 鍾* | *鍾
surname Zhong
clock
wall clock
knell
to fall in love at first sight (idiom)
Zhonglou district of Changzhou city 常州市, Jiangsu
bell tower / campanile / clock tower / Bell Tower, historic attraction in Xian, Beijing etc
(indicating time of day) o'clock
to have a special fondness (for sth)
to fall in love / to love sb or sth dearly (lover, or art)
to sound a bell / (of a clock) to chime
stalactite
biological clock
to treasure / to be very fond of
(idiom) doddering; senile
lit. morning bell, evening drum, symbolizing monastic practice (idiom); fig. encouragement to study or progress
pendulum clock
decrepit / senile
extravagant lifestyle
set of bells (old Chinese music instrument)
lit. evening drum, morning bell (idiom); fig. Buddhist monastic practice / the passage of time in a disciplined existence
desk clock
stalactite
Zhongshan district of Liupanshui city 六盤水市|六盘水市, Guizhou
atomic clock
Zhong Yao (151-230), minister of Cao Wei 曹魏 and noted calligrapher, said to have developed the regular script 楷書|楷书
Zhongxiang, county-level city in Jingmen 荊門|荆门, Hubei
desk clock
Chinese New Year flower (Enkianthus quinqueflorus)
pendulum
chiming clock
Zhonglou district of Changzhou city 常州市, Jiangsu
bell-cauldron script / the 籀文 form of Chinese character used in metal inscriptions
past one's prime / in one's declining years
(of a place) endowed with a natural beauty that nurtures people of talent (idiom)
timer / timing clock / alarm clock
dice cup
(time) second
quartz clock
The Hunchback of Notre-Dame by Victor Hugo 維克多·雨果|维克多·雨果
Qian Zhongshu (1910–1998), Chinese scholar and writer, author of the 1947 novel Fortress Beseiged 圍城|围城
Big Ben
bell jar; dome (used to enclose or protect sth)
past midnight
mechanical clock
chime
bells
digital clock
clock face
(of a prostitute) to do an outcall / to accompany a customer to their place
Cherie Chung (1960–), Hong Kong actress
Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (1966-), Indonesian politician, governor of Jakarta (2014-)
brief period of enthusiasm / flash in the pan
to clock in for work
lit. as a monk for today, toll today's bell (idiom) / fig. to do one's job mechanically / to hold a position passively
a knell
digital clock
Horologium (constellation)
dice cup
in a matter of seconds / swiftly / rapidly
diabolo (Chinese yo-yo)
ten years of practice for one minute on the stage (idiom)
dice cup
Zhong Shanshan (1954-), Chinese billionaire businessman, the founder and chairperson of Nongfu Spring 農夫山泉|农夫山泉
Zhongxiang, county-level city in Jingmen 荊門|荆门, Hubei
Zhongxiang county in Hubei
stalactite
bell chamber (at the top of a bell tower)
Zhongshan district of Liupanshui city 六盤水市|六盘水市, Guizhou / Zhongshan county in Hezhou 賀州|贺州, Guangxi
Zhongshan county in Hezhou 賀州|贺州, Guangxi
clockface
hour / specified time
hourly worker / hourly job
hotel room rented at an hourly rate
alarm clock
to toll a bell
lit. earthern pots make more noise than classical bells / good men are discarded in favor of bombastic ones (idiom)


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