门铃

門鈴

ménlíng

noun HSK 7-9 #8,206

Measure Word

一个门铃 gè

Meanings

1 doorbell

Characters

Door bell — a bell at the door to announce visitors.

Examples

有人按门铃了。

Yǒurén àn ménlíng le.

Someone rang the doorbell.

门铃响了，我去开门。

Ménlíng xiǎng le, wǒqù kāimén.

The doorbell rang — I'll go answer the door.

我们家的门铃坏了。

Wǒmen jiā de ménlíng huài le.

Our doorbell is broken.

Tips

memory

门 (door) + 铃 (bell) = doorbell. The verb to use with 门铃 is 按 (to press) or 摁 (to press down): 按门铃 = to ring the doorbell.

Stroke Order

门 mén

铃 líng