Word information
Simplified闹钟
Traditional鬧鐘
Pinyinnàozhōng
Part of speech名
HSK 3.05
HSK 2.0Not listed
Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 闹钟
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
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分钟fēnzhōng
minute
热闹rènaobustling with noise and excitement; lively
闹nàonoisy; cacophonous; to make noise; to disturb; to vent (feelings); to fall ill; to have an attack (of sickness); to go in (for some activity); to joke; variant of 鬧|闹[nao4]
钟头zhōngtóu(coll.) hour
胡闹húnàoto act willfully and make a scene; to make trouble
警钟jǐngzhōngalarm bell