 |
| Pronunciation |
: |
zhōng |
|
| Meaning |
: |
- bell. (n)
- clock. (n)
- o’clock. (n)
|
| Radical |
: |
钅 |
| Strokes |
: |
9 |
| Traditional |
: |
鐘;鍾 ( Stroke Order 1 ; Stroke Order 2 ) |
| Usage |
: |
12.5% |
|
Common Words / Phrases:
| 4. |
|
|
: |
time of day; o’clock |
Sentences:
| 1. The clocks were ticking. |
| shí |
zhōng |
dī |
dā |
dī |
dā |
de |
xiǎng |
zhe |
。 |
| 时 |
钟 |
滴 |
答 |
滴 |
答 |
地 |
响 |
着 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 时钟 |
: |
clock |
| 滴答 |
: |
(onomatopoeia) tick |
| 地 |
: |
(particle) used after adverbial |
| 响 |
: |
(verb) sound |
| 着 |
: |
added to a verb or adjective to indicate a continued action or state |
|
| 2. The train will arrive at the station in five minutes. |
| zài |
guò |
wǔ |
fēn |
zhōng |
chē |
jiù |
dào |
zhàn |
le |
。 |
| 再 |
过 |
五 |
分 |
钟 |
车 |
就 |
到 |
站 |
了 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 再 |
: |
more |
| 过 |
: |
pass |
| 五 |
: |
5 |
| 分钟 |
: |
minutes |
| 车 |
: |
car, train |
| 就 |
: |
then |
| 到 |
: |
arrive |
| 站 |
: |
station |
| 了 |
: |
(particle) used after an action that has taken place |
|
| 3. I’ve been waiting here for a whole hour. |
| wǒ |
zài |
zhè |
ér |
děng |
le |
zhěng |
zhěng |
yī |
gè |
zhōng |
tóu |
。 |
| 我 |
在 |
这 |
儿 |
等 |
了 |
整 |
整 |
一 |
个 |
钟 |
头 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 我 |
: |
I |
| 在 |
: |
at |
| 这儿 |
: |
here |
| 等 |
: |
wait |
| 了 |
: |
(particle) used after an action that has taken place |
| 整整 |
: |
whole; full |
| 一 |
: |
one |
| 个 |
: |
measure word |
| 钟头 |
: |
hour |
|
Audios Download:
Learn a Chinese Character a Day
