Word: 钟 (zhōng) Traditional: 鐘 钟 dictionary entry zhōng 鐘 a (large) bell; 鍾 surname Zhong; 鐘 amount of time; 鍾 handleless cup; to concentrate (one's affection etc); 鐘 clock Full dictionary entry for 钟 Example sentences using 钟 10 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 人不劝不善，钟不敲不叫唤 rén bú quàn búshàn, zhōng bù qiāo bú jiàohuan a person not urged is not good; a bell not struck does not ring 在有些地方，送钟是个禁忌。 Zài yǒuxiē dìfang, sòng zhōng shì gè jìnjì. In some places, giving a clock as a gift is taboo. 坐如钟，站如松，卧如弓 zuò rú zhōng, zhàn rú sōng, wò rú gōng sit like a bell, stand like a pine, lie like a bow 渔民从湖底捞出一口旧钟。 Yúmín cóng hú dǐ lāo chū yìkǒu jiù zhōng. A fisherman dredged an old bell up from the bottom of the lake. 这个钟是电动的。 Zhège zhōng shì diàndòng de. This clock is electric. 这个钟每天慢三分钟。 Zhège zhōng měitiān màn sān fēnzhōng. This clock loses three minutes a day. 那个钟每天都快了五分钟。 Nàge zhōng měitiān dōu kuàile wǔ fēnzhōng. The clock gains five minutes a day. 钟响过了吗？ Zhōng xiǎng guò le ma? Has the bell rung? 鸡毛敲铜钟，白费劲 jīmáo qiāo tóng zhōng, bái fèijìn striking a bronze bell with a chicken feather: wasted effort 鼓不打不响，钟不撞不鸣 gǔ bù dǎ bù xiǎng, zhōng bú zhuàng bù míng a drum doesn't sound unless struck, a bell doesn't ring unless hit