敲响

敲響

qiāoxiǎng

verb #14,383

Meanings

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

Characters

Examples

新年的钟声敲响了。

Xīnnián de zhōngshēng qiāoxiǎng le.

The New Year's bell rang out.

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 (qiāoxiǎng jǐngzhōng) is a very common figurative expression meaning 'to sound the alarm' or 'serve as a warning.'

Stroke Order

敲 qiāo

响 xiǎng