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铃

líng · ling

Traditional 鈴

HSK 5Measure word: 只 zhī

Meaning

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  1. (small) bell
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In a conversation

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The doorbell

  1. Dengdeng

    门铃(ménlíng)响了(xiǎngle)！

    The doorbell rang!

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)去(qù)开门(kāimén)……外面(wàimiàn)没有(méiyǒu)人(rén)。

    I will open the door... There is nobody outside.

  3. Dengdeng

    门铃(ménlíng)又(yòu)响了(xiǎngle)！

    The bell is ringing again!

  4. Liangliang

    等一下(děngyīxià)，铃声(língshēng)是(shì)从(cóng)你(nǐ)口袋(kǒudài)里(lǐ)来(lái)的(de)。

    Wait, the ringtone is coming from your pocket.

  5. Dengdeng

    啊(a)，我(wǒ)的(de)手机(shǒujī)铃声(língshēng)是(shì)门铃(ménlíng)。

    Ah, my phone ringtone is a doorbell.

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)每次(měicì)接(jiē)电话(diànhuà)，我(wǒ)都(dōu)去(qù)开门(kāimén)。

    Then every time you get a call, I go open the door.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

下(xià)课(kè)铃(líng)一(yì)响(xiǎng)，学(xué)生(shēng)们(men)就(jiù)冲(chōng)出(chū)教(jiào)室(shì)。

As soon as the class-ending bell rang, the students rushed out of the classroom.

02

他(tā)按(àn)了(le)门(mén)铃(líng)，可(kě)是(shì)没(méi)有(yǒu)人(rén)来(lái)开(kāi)门(mén)。

He rang the doorbell, but no one came to open the door.

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