jǐng zhōng
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  • 1

    n.tocsin; alarm bell; wake-up call

    • jǐng zhōng yòu yī cì xiǎng qǐ

      警钟

      Alarm bells were ringing again.

    • míng jǐng zhōng

      警钟

      ring the alarm

  • 2

    n.metawarning

    • zhè jiàn shì gěi nà xiē má bì dà yì de rén qiāo le jǐng zhōng

      那些麻痹大意警钟

      This event sounded the alarm for those who are offguard.

    • qiāo qǐ jǐng zhōng

      敲起警钟

      sound an alarm

    • zhè shì gěi wǒ men qiāo de yī cì jǐng zhōng

      我们警钟

      This is what sounds the alarm for us.

Word usage

  • "警钟" is often matched with measure word "个"or"声".
    • 警钟

      one alarm bell

    • 警钟

      one sound of the alarm bell