闹钟 (nàozhōng): alarm clock

Measure Word

一只闹钟 zhī

Meanings

1 alarm clock

Characters

A noisy clock, an alarm clock.

Examples

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.

闹钟响了，该起床了。

Nàozhōng xiǎng le, gāi qǐchuáng le.

The alarm went off, time to get up.

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

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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