Word

闹钟 (nào zhōng) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 5

Meaning of 闹钟

名 míng noun

alarm clock

我每天早上六点被闹钟吵醒。

wǒ měi tiān zǎo shang liù diǎn bèi nào zhōng chǎo xǐng

I am woken up by the alarm clock at six o'clock every morning.

Word breakdown

闹 nào — alarm, ring (the noise-making function)

1 热闹 rè nao — bustle and excitement HSK 4
- 热 hot, heated, energetic
- 闹 bustle, make noise
Example

我喜欢节日的热闹。

wǒ xǐ huan jié rì de rè nao

I like the bustle and excitement of festivals.
2 喧闹 xuān nào — noisy HSK 7
- 喧 clamorous, loud noise
- 闹 bustling, lively commotion
Example

这个城市的夜晚很喧闹。

zhè ge chéng shì de yè wǎn hěn xuān nào

The nights in this city are very noisy.
3 胡闹 hú nào — to make trouble HSK 7
- 胡 recklessly, wildly
- 闹 to cause disturbance
Example

别胡闹了，我们要认真工作。

bié hú nào le wǒ men yào rèn zhēn gōng zuò

Stop making trouble, we need to work seriously.
4 闹事 nào shì — to cause trouble HSK 7
- 闹 to make noise, to disturb, to cause commotion
- 事 incident, matter, affair
Example

有人在商场闹事，警察来了。

yǒu rén zài shāng chǎng nào shì jǐng chá lái le

Someone is causing trouble at the mall, the police came.

钟 zhōng — clock (the timepiece aspect)

1 分钟 fēn zhōng — minute HSK 1
- 分 division, fraction (1/60 of an hour)
- 钟 clock, time (indicates time measurement)
Example

我等了十分钟。

wǒ děng le shí fēn zhōng

I waited for ten minutes.
2 钟头 zhōng tóu — hour HSK 6
- 钟 clock, time measurement
- 头 suffix forming a time unit
Example

我等了两个钟头。

wǒ děng le liǎng ge zhōng tóu

I waited for two hours.
3 警钟 jǐng zhōng — alarm bell HSK 7
- 警 warning, alert
- 钟 bell
Example

这次事故给我们敲响了警钟。

zhè cì shì gù gěi wǒ men qiāo xiǎng le jǐng zhōng

This accident rang an alarm bell for us.

Structure & writing

1 闹 nào — noisy; tumultuous (opposite of 'quiet')

闹 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 门 mén — door; gate; entrance of a building, vehicle, vessel, aircraft, or courtyard, also the barrier installed at such an entrance that can be opened and closed

门 is a component in 21 characters

HSK 1

们 men suffix added to pronouns or nouns referring to people to indicate plural 问 wèn to ask a question about something unknown or unclear 间 jiān between; the space where two periods of time or things meet

HSK 3

闻 wén to hear

HSK 4

闹 nào noisy; tumultuous (opposite of 'quiet') 阅 yuè to read; to look over

HSK 5

润 rùn to moisten; to add oil or water to prevent dryness 闭 bì to close; to shut 闲 xián free; unoccupied; idle (opposite of 'busy')

HSK 6

闪 shǎn to dodge aside quickly 闯 chuǎng to rush forward boldly; to charge 阔 kuò wide; broad; vast in area

HSK 7