Definition
钟 (zhōng) primarily means 'clock/bell' or an ancient goblet. As a verb meaning 'to concentrate', it appears mostly in fixed compounds like 钟情 (to fall in love), different from the more general 集中 (jízhōng, to focus) and 专注 (zhuānzhù, to be attentive).
noun
handleless cupgobletclockbell (the same as 钟 in 时钟/钟表)
Easily confused
- 肿zhǒnglook-aliketo swell; to be swollen
- 中zhōngsound-alikemiddle, center
- 种zhǒnglook-alike(classifier) for types, kinds, sorts
- 中zhòngsound-aliketo hit (a target); to strike
- 冲chōnglook-aliketo rinse; to flush; to develop (film)
- 种zhòngsound-aliketo plant, to grow
- 重zhòngsound-alike(adjective) heavy; serious
Examples
- 钟。Zhège zhōng kuài le sān fēnzhōng.This clock is three minutes fast.
- 钟。Tā zài gǔwán diàn kàndào yì zhī qīngtóng zhōng.He saw a bronze goblet in the antique shop.
- 。Sìmiào lǐ de zhōng shēng chuán dé hěn yuǎn.The bell sound from the temple travels very far.
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