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闹钟

nào zhōng · nao zhong

Traditional 鬧鐘

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Meaning

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  1. alarm clock
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Five alarms

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)设(shè)了(le)五个(wǔgè)闹钟(nàozhōng)，还是(háishi)起不来(qǐbùlái)。

    I set five alarms and still can't get up.

  2. Dengdeng

    五个(wǔgè)？你(nǐ)把(bǎ)闹钟(nàozhōng)放在(fàngzài)哪儿(nǎr)了(le)？

    Five? Where did you put the alarm clock?

  3. Liangliang

    放在(fàngzài)床边(chuángbiān)，一(yī)伸手(shēnshǒu)就(jiù)关(guān)了(le)。

    Next to the bed. I switch it off as soon as I reach out.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)把(bǎ)闹钟(nàozhōng)放到(fàngdào)房间(fángjiān)的(de)另一边(lìngyībiān)吧(ba)。

    Then put the alarm clock on the other side of the room.

  5. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)放(fàng)了(le)，我(wǒ)起来(qǐlai)关(guān)了(le)闹钟(nàozhōng)，然后(ránhòu)又(yòu)回(huí)床上(chuángshàng)睡(shuì)了(le)。

    I did. I got up, switched it off, then went back to bed.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

被(bèi)闹(nào)钟(zhōng)唤(huàn)醒(xǐng)没(méi)有(yǒu)被(bèi)鸟(niǎo)唤(huàn)醒(xǐng)的(de)好(hǎo)。

It's much better to be woken by the birds than by an alarm.

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

02

他(tā)买(mǎi)的(de)第(dì)一(yī)项(xiàng)东(dōng)西(xi)是(shì)一(yí)个(gè)闹(nào)钟(zhōng)。

The first item he bought was an alarm clock.

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

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