警钟 (jǐng zhōng): alarm bell

Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 7noun

Word info

Pinyin
Meaning: alarm bell
Characters: 2
Part of speech: noun
HSK level: HSK 7

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alarm bell

Chinese explanation

一种用来发出警报或提醒危险的钟或铃
比喻引起人们注意、使人警惕的警告或提醒。

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HSK 7

handleless cup

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Example sentences

After three accidents occurred in a row at the factory, the manager decided to hold a plant-wide meeting to sound a safety alarm bell for everyone.

His experience serves as a warning bell for young people: don't neglect your health in order to make money.

The teacher took this exam failure as a wake-up call, reminding herself to adjust her teaching methods and help students better grasp the knowledge.

Environmental groups hope this severe smog will serve as a warning bell, pushing the government to speed up steps to tackle pollution.

Seeing the company next door go bankrupt due to a broken capital chain, our boss immediately took it as a warning bell and demanded that the finance department strictly control spending.

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