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钟头

zhōng tóu · zhong tou

Traditional 鐘頭

HSK 6Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. hour
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The slow soup

  1. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)锅(guō)汤(tāng)要(yào)煮(zhǔ)几个(jǐge)钟头(zhōngtóu)？

    How many hours does this pot of soup need?

  2. Liangliang

    三个(sāngè)钟头(zhōngtóu)。

    Three hours.

  3. Dengdeng

    三个(sāngè)钟头(zhōngtóu)？我(wǒ)现在(xiànzài)就(jiù)饿(è)了(le)！

    Three hours? I am hungry now!

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)先(xiān)去(qù)睡(shuì)一个(yīgè)钟头(zhōngtóu)。

    Then sleep for an hour first.

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)睡(shuì)了(le)两个(liǎnggè)钟头(zhōngtóu)，汤(tāng)好(hǎo)了(le)吗(ma)？

    I slept two hours. Is the soup ready?

  6. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)了(le)，不过(bùguò)我(wǒ)已经(yǐjīng)喝完(hēwán)了(le)。

    It is ready, but I already finished it.

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2 examples
01

票(piào)不(bú)到(dào)一(yí)个(gè)钟(zhōng)头(tóu)就(jiù)卖(mài)得(de)精(jīng)光(guāng)。

All the tickets sold out in an hour.

Tatoeba: Chinese by omerfarukckmk · English by omerfarukckmk · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)女(nǚ)儿(ér)每(měi)天(tiān)睡(shuì)八(bā)个(gè)钟(zhōng)头(tóu)。

My daughter sleeps eight hours a day.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Takuya · English by alec · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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