钟点 (鐘點)
zhōng diǎn
Pinyin
Definition
钟点 (鐘點)
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- hour
- specified time
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
一见钟情
- 1 love at first sight (idiom)
一点水一个泡
- 1 honest and trustworthy (idiom)
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
心有灵犀一点通
- 1 hearts linked as one, just as the proverbial rhinoceros communicates emotion telepathically through his single horn (idiom); fig. two hearts beat as one
指点江山
- 1 to talk idly about important matters (idiom)
- 2 to set the world to rights
- 3 to pass judgment on everything
Sample Sentences
你要钟点工还是住家的?
Do you want an hourly housekeeper or a live-in housekeeper?
钟点工。
An hourly housekeeper.
那还挺方便的。我想找钟点的,每个星期来三次,每次两个小时。晚上七点到九点。可以吗?
Well, that's quite convenient. I would like it done by the hour, three times a week, each time for two hours, from 7 o'clock to 9 o'clock in the evening. Could you do that?