钟楼 (鐘樓)
zhōng lóu
Pinyin
Definition
钟楼 (鐘樓)
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- bell tower
- campanile
- clock tower
- Bell Tower, historic attraction in Xian, Beijing etc
钟楼 (鐘樓)
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- Zhonglou district of Changzhou city 常州市[Cháng zhōu shì], Jiangsu
Character Decomposition
Idioms (12)
一见钟情
- 1 love at first sight (idiom)
人去楼空
- 1 the people are gone and the place is empty (idiom)
- 2 the sight of a deserted place brings old friends to mind
- 3 the place is deserted
- 4 the birds have flown
做一天和尚撞一天钟
- 1 lit. as a monk for today, toll today's bell (idiom)
- 2 fig. to do one's job mechanically
- 3 to hold a position passively
晨钟暮鼓
- 1 lit. morning bell, evening drum, symbolizing monastic practice (idiom); fig. encouragement to study or progress
暮鼓晨钟
- 1 lit. evening drum, morning bell (idiom); fig. Buddhist monastic practice
- 2 the passage of time in a disciplined existence
Sample Sentences
导游,我们什么时候去钟楼和鼓楼?
Tour guide, when are we going to the bell and drum towers?