自鸣钟 |
zì míng zhōng |
chiming clock |
自 |
zì |
(bound form) self; oneself / from; since / naturally; as a matter of course |
鸣 |
míng |
to cry (of birds, animals and insects) / to make a sound / to voice (one's gratitude, grievance etc) |
鸣钟 |
míng zhōng |
to toll a bell |
钟 |
Zhōng |
surname Zhong |
钟 |
zhōng |
handleless cup; goblet / (bound form) to concentrate (one's affection etc) / variant of 钟 |
钟 |
zhōng |
a (large) bell (CL:架) / clock (CL:座) / amount of time; o'clock (CL:点,分,秒) (as in 三点钟 "three o'clock" or "three hours" or 五分钟 "five minutes" etc) |