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钟

zhōng

Traditional: 鍾

handleless cup; goblet

HSK 7–9
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Meaning of 钟 in English

zhōngHSK 7–9nounSyllabus #10751
  1. handleless cup; goblet
  2. a (large) bell (CL:架[jia4])
  3. clock (CL:座[zuo4])
  4. amount of time; o'clock (CL:點|点[dian3],分[fen1],秒[miao3]) (as in 三點鐘|三点钟[san1 dian3 zhong1] "three o'clock" or "three hours" or 五分鐘|五分钟[wu3 fen1 zhong1] "five minutes" etc)
  5. (bound form) to concentrate (one's affection etc)
  6. variant of 鐘|钟[zhong1]
  7. surname Zhong

Example sentences

  1. 那个钟每天都快了五分钟。
    nà ge zhōng měi tiān dōu kuài le wǔ fēn zhōng。
    The clock gains five minutes a day.
    Tatoeba #8591277 by easononizuka · #46992 by nickyeow · CC BY 2.0 FR
  2. 这个钟每天慢三分钟。
    zhè ge zhōng měi tiān màn sān fēn zhōng。
    This clock loses three minutes a day.
    Tatoeba #792845 by fucongcong · #58932 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  3. 汤姆把钟拆开了。
    tāng mǔ bǎ zhōng chāi kāi le。
    Tom took the clock apart.
    Tatoeba #8736991 by crescat · #6106128 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

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HSK words with 钟

分钟HSK 1闹钟HSK 5钟头HSK 6警钟HSK 7–9

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences