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按铃 (àn líng) — (noun) a bell that is rung by pressing, such as a doorbell or call bell

Definition

按铃 is the action or device of pressing a bell (doorbell, call button). It focuses on the button itself and the pressing, not the ringing sound — 铃声 is the sound it makes.

noun
a bell that is rung by pressingsuch as a doorbell or call bell
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 按铃，。
    Mén shàng de àn líng huài le, kuài lái xiū yí xià.
    The bell on the door is broken, come fix it quickly.
  • 按铃，。
    Wǒ tīng dào àn líng de shēng yīn, jiù qù kāi mén le.
    I heard the sound of the bell and went to open the door.
  • 按铃。
    Qǐng àn yí xià àn líng jiào fú wù shēng.
    Please press the bell to call the waiter.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

按ànpress
铃língbell

按 means press, 铃 means bell; together they express pressing a bell.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
扌Written in full as手shǒu
Sound part声符shēngfú
安
安ān按àn
Same sound today

按 has 扌, the hand radical, and 安. The hand part points to an action done with the hand, while 安 supplies the sound and the idea of being at ease, linked to pressing down.

Open 按 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 鈴; 铃 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
金金jīn
Sound part声符shēngfú
令
令lìng鈴líng
Same sound today

The traditional form 鈴 pairs 金 (metal) with 令 as a sound part; the simplified 铃 is a later abbreviation, so its parts are not the historical components.

Open 铃 →
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