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铃铛

líng dang · ling dang

Traditional 鈴鐺

Measure word: 只 zhī

Meaning

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  1. little bell
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The door bell

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，门口(ménkǒu)的(de)铃铛(língdang)响(xiǎng)了(le)，有(yǒu)客人(kèrén)来(lái)了(le)！

    Liangliang, the door bell rang. Guests are coming!

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)去(qù)看看(kànkan)，门口(ménkǒu)没有(méiyǒu)人(rén)啊(a)。

    I'll go and look. There's no one at the door.

  3. Dengdeng

    那(nà)铃铛(língdang)为什么(wèishénme)会(huì)响(xiǎng)？

    Then why did the bell ring?

  4. Liangliang

    可能(kěnéng)是(shì)风(fēng)吹(chuī)的(de)。

    Maybe it's the wind.

  5. Dengdeng

    风(fēng)太(tài)大(dà)了(le)，我(wǒ)把(bǎ)铃铛(língdang)拿下来(náxiàlái)吧(ba)。

    The wind is too strong. Let me take the bell down.

  6. Liangliang

    等一下(děngyīxià)，没有(méiyǒu)铃铛(língdang)，客人(kèrén)来(lái)了(le)我们(wǒmen)就(jiù)听不到(tīngbudào)了(le)！

    Wait. Without the bell, we won't hear it when guests come!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

小(xiǎo)猫(māo)脖(bó)子(zi)上(shàng)的(de)铃(líng)铛(dang)发(fā)出(chū)清(qīng)脆(cuì)的(de)响(xiǎng)声(shēng)。

The little bell on the kitten's neck makes a crisp sound.

02

门(mén)上(shàng)挂(guà)着(zhe)一(yí)个(gè)铜(tóng)铃(líng)铛(dang)，有(yǒu)人(rén)进(jìn)来(lái)就(jiù)会(huì)响(xiǎng)。

A copper bell hangs on the door; it rings when someone comes in.

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