闹钟 (nàozhōng): alarm clock

Measure Word

一只闹钟 zhī

Meanings

1 alarm clock

Characters

A noisy clock, an alarm clock.

Examples

HSK 2

闹钟响了，该起床了。

Nàozhōng xiǎng le, gāi qǐchuáng le.

The alarm went off, time to get up.

HSK 7-9

我设了早上六点的闹钟。

Wǒ shè le zǎoshang liù diǎn de nàozhōng.

I set an alarm for six in the morning.

HSK 7-9

他关掉了闹钟又睡着了。

Tā guāndiào le nàozhōng yòu shuìzháo le.

He turned off the alarm and fell asleep again.

Tips

usage

设闹钟 = to set an alarm. 闹钟响了 = the alarm went off. In modern usage, people often say 定闹钟 for setting a phone alarm.

Stroke Order

闹 nào

钟 zhōng

Related Words

闹 nào HSK 4 #2,058

to make noise; to be noisy / to cause a disturbance; to make a fuss / to suffer from (an illness, famine, etc.)

热闹 rènao HSK 4 #7,634

lively; bustling / exciting; fun (of an atmosphere)

钟 zhōng HSK 3 #1,172

clock / bell / time (in minutes)

闹着玩 nàozhewán #7,839

to fool around; to joke around / to do something just for fun; not seriously

闹剧 nàojù #9,413

farce / fiasco; absurd spectacle

分钟 fēnzhōng HSK 2 #324

minute

闹鬼 nàoguǐ #9,723

to be haunted / haunted (of a place)

钟头 zhōngtóu HSK 6 #6,541

hour (colloquial)

胡闹 húnào HSK 7-9 #7,106

to fool around / to mess around / to act recklessly

时钟 shízhōng #11,446

clock