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门铃

mén líng · men ling

Traditional 門鈴

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. doorbell
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The fake doorbell

  1. Dengdeng

    门铃(ménlíng)响(xiǎng)了(le)，你(nǐ)去(qù)开门(kāimén)吧(ba)。

    The doorbell rang. Go and open the door.

  2. Liangliang

    那(nà)是(shì)你(nǐ)的(de)手机(shǒujī)，不是(bùshì)门铃(ménlíng)。

    That is your phone, not the doorbell.

  3. Dengdeng

    哦(ò)，我(wǒ)换(huàn)了(le)一个(yīgè)像(xiàng)门铃(ménlíng)的(de)铃声(língshēng)。

    Oh, I changed it to a ringtone like a doorbell.

  4. Liangliang

    太(tài)像(xiàng)了(le)，我(wǒ)每次(měicì)都(dōu)被(bèi)骗(piàn)。

    It sounds so real that I get fooled every time.

  5. Qiqi

    开门(kāimén)！我(wǒ)按(àn)了(le)十分钟(shífēnzhōng)门铃(ménlíng)了(le)！

    Open up! I pressed the doorbell for ten minutes!

  6. Dengdeng

    哎呀(āiyā)，真(zhēn)门铃(ménlíng)坏(huài)了(le)！

    Oh no, the real doorbell is broken!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

门(mén)铃(líng)响(xiǎng)的(de)时(shí)候(hou)，我(wǒ)正(zhèng)准(zhǔn)备(bèi)出(chū)门(mén)。

I was about to leave when the doorbell rang.

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

02

对(duì)不(bu)起(qǐ)，我(wǒ)在(zài)睡(shuì)午(wǔ)觉(jiào)，没(méi)听(tīng)到(dào)你(nǐ)按(àn)门(mén)铃(líng)。

Sorry, I was taking a nap and didn't hear you ring the doorbell.

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

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