时 钟 shí zhōng clock 钟 表 zhōng biǎo clock 钟 a (large) bell (CL:架[jia4]) / clock (CL:座[zuo4]) / amount of time / o'clock (CL:點|点[dian3],分[fen1],秒[miao3]) (as in 三點鐘|三点钟[san1dian3zhong1] "three o'clock" or "three hours" or 五分鐘|五分钟[wu3fen1zhong1] "five minutes" etc) 一 点 yī diǎn a bit / a little bit / (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit / (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more, -er / a point (in a discussion etc) / (calligraphy) dot stroke (、) / one o'clock (abbr. for 一點鍾|一点钟[yi1 dian3zhong1]) 指 针 zhǐ zhēn pointer on a gauge / clock hand / cursor / (computing) pointer 闹 钟 nào zhōng alarm clock 日 夜 rì yè day and night / around the clock 复 古 fù gǔ to return to old ways (a Confucian aspiration) / to turn back the clock / neoclassical school during Tang and Song associated with classical writing 古文 / retro (fashion style based on nostalgia, esp. for 1960s) 钟 楼 zhōng lóu bell tower / campanile / clock tower / Bell Tower, historic attraction in Xian, Beijing etc 时 o'clock / time / when / hour / season / period 生 物 钟 shēng wù zhōng biological clock 打 卡 dǎ kǎ (of an employee) to clock on (or off) / to punch in (or out) / (on social media) to check in to a location 时 针 shí zhēn hand of a clock / hour hand 挂 钟 guà zhōng wall clock 点 point / dot / drop / speck / o'clock / point (in space or time) / to draw a dot / to check on a list / to choose / to order (food in a restaurant) / to touch briefly / to hint / to light / to ignite / to pour a liquid drop by drop / (old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更[geng1] / dot stroke in Chinese characters / classifier for items 赶 工 gǎn gōng to work against the clock / to hurry with work to get it done in time 分 针 fēn zhēn minute hand (of a clock or watch) 石 英 钟 shí yīng zhōng quartz clock 座 钟 zuò zhōng desk clock 计 时 赛 jì shí sài time trial (e.g. in cycle race) / timed race / competition against the clock 原 子 钟 yuán zǐ zhōng atomic clock 表 针 biǎo zhēn hand of a clock 自 鸣 钟 zì míng zhōng chiming clock 开 倒 车 kāi dào chē to drive in reverse / fig. to take a backward step / retrogressive / trying to turn the clock back 数 字 钟 shù zì zhōng digital clock 嘀 (onom.) sound of dripping water, a ticking clock etc 连 轴 转 lián zhóu zhuàn (coll.) to work non-stop / to work around the clock 定 时 钟 dìng shí zhōng timer / timing clock / alarm clock 停 表 tíng biǎo stopwatch / (sports) to stop the clock 摆 钟 bǎi zhōng pendulum clock 点 钟 diǎn zhōng (indicating time of day) o'clock 数 字 时 钟 shù zì shí zhōng digital clock 更 漏 gēng lòu water clock used to mark night watches 机 械 钟 jī xiè zhōng mechanical clock 滴 漏 dī lòu water clock / clepsydra / to drip 滴 漏 计 时 器 dī lòu jì shí qì hourglass / water clock / clepsydra 漏 壶 lòu hú water clock / clepsydra 絮 球 xù qiú ball of fluff (containing seeds), e.g. a dandelion clock 计 时 比 赛 jì shí bǐ sài time trial (e.g. in cycle race) / timed race / competition against the clock 钟 面 zhōng miàn clock face 闹 铃 时 钟 nào líng shí zhōng alarm clock 长 针 cháng zhēn minute hand (of a clock or watch) / double crochet 台 钟 tái zhōng desk clock 放 射 性 同 位 素 计 时 表 fàng shè xìng tòng wèi sù jì shí biǎo radioisotopic chronometer / radioactive clock 时 钟 改 正 clock correction 时 钟 误 差 clock error / jitter 闹 钟 武 器 nào zhōng wǔ qì alarm clock weapon / sloika weapon / layer cake weapon 多 层 饼 武 器 duō céng bǐng wǔ qì alarm clock weapon / sloika weapon / layer cake weapon 上 钟 shàng zhōng to clock in for work 嗒 (onom.) used in words that describe machine gunfire, the ticking of a clock or the clatter of horse hooves etc
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