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Chinese dictionary
- 1
n.tocsin; alarm bell; wake-up call
警钟又一次响起。
Alarm bells were ringing again.
鸣警钟
ring the alarm
- 2
n.metawarning
这件事给那些麻痹大意的人敲了警钟。
This event sounded the alarm for those who are offguard.
敲起警钟
sound an alarm
这是给我们敲的一次警钟。
This is what sounds the alarm for us.
Word usage
- common measure word"警钟" is often matched with measure word "个"or"声".
一个警钟
one alarm bell
一声警钟
one sound of the alarm bell