大本钟

大本鐘

Dàběnzhōng

popculture

Meanings

1 Big Ben (London)

Characters

transliteration (Ben)

Examples

大本钟是伦敦的标志之一。

Dàběnzhōng shì Lúndūn de biāozhì zhī yī.

Big Ben is one of London's landmarks.

我们在大本钟前面拍了合影。

Wǒmen zài Dàběnzhōng qiánmiàn pāi le héyǐng.

We took a group photo in front of Big Ben.

Tips

history

'Big Ben' originally referred only to the Great Bell inside — commonly said to be named after Sir Benjamin Hall, commissioner of works when the bell was installed in 1859. The tower itself was renamed Elizabeth Tower in 2012.

Stroke Order

大 dà

本 běn

钟 zhōng