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警钟 (jǐng zhōng): Alarm bell (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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警钟 consists of 2 characters.

to warn, alert, or be vigilant

bell, clock, timepiece

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 警钟.

Words with 警

警察jǐng cháHSK 4
交警jiāo jǐng
报警bào jǐng
民警mín jǐng
警告jǐng gào
警官jǐng guān
警惕jǐng tì
警戒jǐng jiè

Words with 钟

分钟fēn zhōngHSK 1
钟头zhōng tóu
闹钟nào zhōng

How to Use 警钟 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 警钟 with other words naturally.

Measure Word + Nounwith记

yí一

jì记

jǐng警

zhōng钟

neutral

a warning bell

Verb + Objectwith敲响

qiāo敲

xiǎng响

jǐng警

zhōng钟

Subject + Verbwith长鸣

jǐng警

zhōng钟

cháng长

míng鸣

Adjective + Nounwith长鸣

cháng长

míng鸣

de的

jǐng警

zhōng钟

Example Sentences with 警钟

zhè这

ge个

shēng声

yīn音

shì是

jǐng警

zhōng钟

neutral

sound the alarm

formal

the alarm bell keeps ringing

formal

Written

a constantly ringing alarm

。

This sound is an alarm bell.

tā他

de的

jiàn健

kāng康

wèn问

tí题

wèi为

wǒ我

men们

qiāo敲

xiǎng响

le了

jǐng警

zhōng钟

，

tí提

xǐng醒

wǒ我

men们

guān关

zhù注

shēn身

tǐ体

。

His health issues have sounded an alarm bell for us, reminding us to pay attention to our bodies.

zhè这

fèn份

bào报

gào告

qiāo敲

xiǎng响

le了

jīng经

jì济

shuāi衰

tuì退

de的

jǐng警

zhōng钟

，

zhèng政

fǔ府

xū需

jǐn谨

shèn慎

yìng应

duì对

。

This report has sounded an alarm bell for economic recession, and the government needs to respond cautiously.

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zhè这

cì次

shì事

gù故

gěi给

wǒ我

men们

qiāo敲

xiǎng响

le了

jǐng警

zhōng钟

，

yào要

zhù注

yì意

ān安

quán全

。

This accident sounded an alarm bell for us to pay attention to safety.

nǐ你

shì是

fǒu否

rèn认

wéi为

zuì最

jìn近

de的

shī失

bài

jǐn尽

guǎn管

miàn面

lín临

tiǎo挑

zhàn战

，

dàn但

jǐng警

huán环

jìng境

wū污

rǎn染

de的

jǐng警

zhōng钟

yǐ已

jīng经

qì气

hòu候

biàn变

huà化

qiāo敲

xiǎng响

le了

jǐng警

zhōng钟

败

wèi为

wǒ我

men们

qiāo敲

xiǎng响

le了

jǐng警

zhōng钟

？

Do you think the recent failure has sounded an alarm bell for us?

zhōng

钟

bìng并

wèi未

zhēn真

zhèng正

qiāo敲

xiǎng响

，

wǒ我

men们

hái还

yǒu有

shí时

jiān间

。

Despite facing challenges, the alarm bell has not truly sounded, and we still have time.

qiāo敲

xiǎng响

，

wǒ我

men们

bì必

xū须

cǎi采

qǔ取

xíng行

dòng动

bǎo保

hù护

dì地

qiú球

。

The alarm bell for environmental pollution has been sounded, and we must take action to protect the Earth.

，

rú如

guǒ果

wǒ我

men们

bù不

xíng行

dòng动

，

hòu后

guǒ果

jiāng将

bù不

kān堪

shè设

xiǎng想

。

Climate change has sounded an alarm bell; if we don't take action, the consequences will be unimaginable.