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钟

zhōng · zhong/Zhōng · zhong

Traditional 鐘 / 鍾

HSK 3Old HSK 5Measure words: 架 jià, 座 zuò, 点 diǎn, 分 fēn, 秒 miǎo

Meaning

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zhōng 鐘

  1. a (large) bell
  2. clock
  3. amount of time; o'clock (as in 三點鐘 / 三点钟 (sāndiǎnzhōng) "three o'clock" or "three hours" or 五分鐘 / 五分钟 (wǔfēnzhōng) "five minutes" etc)

Zhōng 鍾

  1. surname Zhong

zhōng 鍾

  1. handleless cup; goblet
  2. (bound form) to concentrate (one's affection etc)
  3. variant of 鐘 / 钟 (zhōng)
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The slow clock

  1. Liangliang

    这个(zhège)钟(zhōng)又(yòu)慢(màn)了(le)五分钟(wǔfēnzhōng)。

    This clock is five minutes slow again.

  2. Dengdeng

    它(tā)每天(měitiān)都(dōu)慢(màn)，你(nǐ)为什么(wèishénme)不(bù)修(xiū)？

    It is slow every day. Why do you not fix it?

  3. Liangliang

    这是(zhèshì)我(wǒ)爷爷(yéye)留下(liúxià)的(de)钟(zhōng)，我(wǒ)舍不得(shěbude)换(huàn)。

    It is a clock my grandpa left me. I cannot bear to replace it.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)可以(kěyǐ)把(bǎ)它(tā)调快(diàokuài)五分钟(wǔfēnzhōng)。

    Then you can set it five minutes fast.

  5. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)调过(diàoguò)，可是(kěshì)它(tā)第二天(dìèrtiān)又(yòu)慢(màn)了(le)五分钟(wǔfēnzhōng)。

    I did, but the next day it lost five minutes again.

  6. Dengdeng

    那(nà)它(tā)不是(bùshì)慢(màn)，它(tā)只是(zhǐshì)想(xiǎng)多(duō)休息(xiūxi)五分钟(wǔfēnzhōng)。

    Then it is not slow. It just wants five more minutes of rest.

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2 examples
01

这(zhè)个(ge)钟(zhōng)每(měi)天(tiān)慢(màn)三(sān)分(fēn)钟(zhōng)。

This clock loses three minutes a day.

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

02

墙(qiáng)上(shàng)的(de)钟(zhōng)突(tū)然(rán)停(tíng)了(le)，该(gāi)换(huàn)电(diàn)池(chí)了(le)。

The clock on the wall suddenly stopped; it's time to change the battery.

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