敲响

敲響

qiāoxiǎng

verb #14,383

Meanings

1 to sound (a bell)
2 to ring
3 to raise the alarm

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

新年的钟声敲响了。

Xīnnián de zhōngshēng qiāoxiǎng le.

The New Year's bell rang out.

HSK 7-9

这件事给我们敲响了警钟。

Zhè jiàn shì gěi wǒmen qiāoxiǎng le jǐngzhōng.

This incident sounded the alarm bell for us.

Tips

usage

敲响警钟 is a very common figurative expression meaning 'to sound the alarm' or 'serve as a warning.'

Stroke Order

敲 qiāo

响 xiǎng