鈬 duó Japanese variant of 鐸|铎, large ancient bell 钟楼 鐘樓 zhōng lóu bell tower / campanile / clock tower / Bell Tower, historic attraction in Xian, Beijing etc syn 鎤 huǎng sound of a bell / small bell 钟室 鐘室 zhōng shì bell chamber (at the top of a bell tower) 钟 鐘 zhōng a (large) bell (CL:架[jia4]) / clock (CL:座[zuo4]) / amount of time / o'clock (CL:點|点[dian3],分[fen1],秒[miao3]) (as in 三點鐘|三点钟[san1dian3zhong1] "three o'clock" or "three hours" or 五分鐘|五分钟[wu3fen1zhong1] "five minutes" etc) syn 镛 鏞 yōng large bell 鎛 bó large bell / hoe, spade 镈 鎛 bó ancient musical intrument shaped as a bell / hoe / spade 大型 dà xíng large / large-scale syn 成群结队 成群結隊 chéng qún jié duì making up a group, forming a troupe (idiom) / in large numbers / as a large crowd syn 巨轮 巨輪 jù lún large ship / large wheel 大块朵颐 大塊朵頤 dà kuài duǒ yí to chew on a large slab (idiom) / a large mouthful is hard to chew / to tuck into a great meal 大兵 dà bīng soldier / large army / powerful army / (old) large-scale war syn 成群结队 成群結隊 chéng qún - jié duì (idiom) making up a group / forming a troupe / in large numbers / as a large crowd syn 簦 dēng large umbrella for stalls / an ancient kind of bamboo or straw hat 幽州 yōu zhōu Youzhou, ancient province in north Hebei and Liaoning / Fanyang 範陽|范阳 ancient city near modern Beijing 里 lǐ li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m / neighborhood / ancient administrative unit of 25 families / (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 鎮|镇[zhen4] and neighborhood 鄰|邻[lin2] levels syn 龠 yuè ancient unit of volume (half a 合[ge3], equivalent to 50ml) / ancient flute 乢 gài ancient variant of 蓋|盖[gai4] / ancient variant of 丐[gai4] 底比斯 dǐ bǐ sī Thebes, place name in ancient Egypt / Thebes, ancient Greek city state 匴 suǎn bamboo utensil used for washing rice in ancient times / bamboo container for a hat used in the capping ceremony 冠禮|冠礼[guan4 li3] in ancient times 洭 kuāng ancient name of a river 洭河[Kuang1 He2] in present-day Guangdong / (used in ancient place names) 铃声 鈴聲 líng shēng ring / ringtone / bell stroke / tintinnabulation 贝尔 貝爾 bèi ěr Bell (person name) 敲响 敲響 qiāo xiǎng to sound a bell / to raise the alarm syn 警钟 警鐘 jǐng zhōng alarm bell 铃铛 鈴鐺 líng dang little bell / CL:隻|只[zhi1] syn 金文 jīn wén inscription in bronze / bell-cauldron inscription syn 电铃 電鈴 diàn líng electric bell 掩耳盗铃 掩耳盜鈴 yǎn ěr dào líng lit. to cover one's ears whilst stealing a bell / to deceive oneself / to bury one's head in the sand (idiom) syn 警铃 警鈴 jǐng líng alarm bell 玻璃罩 bō li zhào glass cover / bell glass 敲钟 敲鐘 qiāo zhōng to sound a bell / (of a clock) to chime 喇叭裤 喇叭褲 lǎ ba kù flared trousers / bell-bottomed pants 暮鼓晨钟 暮鼓晨鐘 mù gǔ chén zhōng lit. evening drum, morning bell (idiom) / fig. Buddhist monastic practice / the passage of time in a disciplined existence 晨钟暮鼓 晨鐘暮鼓 chén zhōng mù gǔ lit. morning bell, evening drum, symbolizing monastic practice (idiom) / fig. encouragement to study or progress 铃鼓 鈴鼓 líng gǔ tambourine (musical instrument) / bell and drum 解铃还须系铃人 解鈴還須繫鈴人 jiě líng hái xū xì líng rén lit. whoever hung the bell on the tiger's neck must untie it (idiom) / fig. whoever started the trouble should end it 做一天和尚撞一天钟 做一天和尚撞一天鐘 zuò yī tiān hé shang zhuàng yī tiān zhōng lit. as a monk for today, toll today's bell (idiom) / fig. to do one's job mechanically / to hold a position passively syn 铃 鈴 líng (small) bell / CL:隻|只[zhi1] syn 汞 銾 hòng sound of a bell 虡 jù bell pendant stand 鐄 héng bell 釪 yú an alms bowl / a small bell 丁零当啷 丁零當啷 dīng ling dāng lāng ding-a-ling / (onom.) for sound of bell 鐬 huì of flourishing appearance / sound of a bicycle bell 噹 dāng onomat. dong / ding dong bell 鉌 hé small bell 喤 huáng sobbing / sound of bell 韹 huáng music of bell and drum 贝尔实验室 貝爾實驗室 bèi ěr shí yàn shì Bell Labs 做一天和尚，撞一天钟 做一天和尚，撞一天鐘 zuò yī tiān hé shang , zhuàng yī tiān zhōng as a monk for today, toll today's bell (idiom) / to do one's job mechanically / to hold a position passively 城门失火，殃及池鱼 城門失火，殃及池魚 chéng mén shī huǒ , yāng jí chí yú a fire in the city gates is also a calamity for the fish in the moat (idiom) / the bystander will also suffer / fig. you can't escape responsibility for your actions / ask not for whom the bell tolls - it tolls for thee 安息香科 ān xī xiāng kē Styracaceae, tree family including silver-bell, snowdrop and benzoin 拖堂 tuō táng to drag out a lesson / to insist on extending class after the bell 柿子椒 shì zi jiāo bell pepper, aka sweet pepper syn 终场锣声 終場鑼聲 zhōng chǎng luó shēng the final bell (esp. in sports competition) 车铃 車鈴 chē líng bicycle bell 转铃 轉鈴 zhuàn líng bicycle bell (with a rotating internal mechanism) 铜铃 銅鈴 tóng líng bell made of copper or bronze 钟罩 鐘罩 zhōng zhào bell jar / dome (used to enclose or protect sth) 钟鼎文 鐘鼎文 zhōng dǐng wén bell-cauldron script / the 籀文 form of Chinese character used in metal inscriptions syn 鑅 héng (onom.) for sound of bell (arch.) 门童 門童 mén tóng doorman / bell boy 鸣钟 鳴鐘 míng zhōng to toll a bell 和平钟庭院 和平鐘庭院 Peace Bell court 钟形曲线 鐘形曲線 bell curve 正态曲线 正態曲線 bell curve 恢复和维修和平钟信托基金 恢複和維修和平鐘信托基金 Trust Fund for the Restoration and Maintenance of the Peace Bell 哕哕 噦噦 huì huì rhythmical sound of a bell or a birdcall 鑶 cáng (onom.) (sound of a bell) 𨱑 鐄 héng bell 打铃 打鈴 dǎ líng to ring a bell 丁零当啷 丁零噹啷 dīng ling - dāng lāng (onom.) sound of a bell: ding-a-ling 銾 hòng sound of a bell 大小 dà xiǎo large and small / size / adults and children / consideration of seniority / at any rate syn 大量 dà liàng great amount / large quantity / bulk / numerous / generous / magnanimous syn 广大 廣大 guǎng dà (of an area) vast or extensive / large-scale / widespread / (of people) numerous syn 巨大 jù dà huge / immense / very large / tremendous / gigantic / enormous syn 施工 shī gōng construction / to carry out construction or large-scale repairs syn 较大 較大 jiào dà comparatively large 大门 大門 dà mén entrance / door / gate / large and influential family 大片 dà piàn wide expanse / large area / vast stretch / extending widely / blockbuster movie 大规模 大規模 dà guī mó large scale / extensive / wide scale / broad scale syn 大楼 大樓 dà lóu building (a relatively large, multistory one) / CL:幢[zhuang4],座[zuo4] syn 大队 大隊 dà duì group / a large body of / production brigade / military group 大批 dà pī large quantities of syn 出血 chū xuè to bleed / bleeding / (fig.) to spend money in large amounts syn 大股东 大股東 dà gǔ dōng large stockholder / majority shareholder 大火 dà huǒ conflagration / large fire / CL:場|场[chang2] syn 大步 dà bù large strides syn 兵团 兵團 bīng tuán large military unit / formation / corps / army 涌现 湧現 yǒng xiàn to emerge in large numbers / to spring up / to emerge prominently 大问题 大問題 dà wèn tí great problem / large problem 大公司 dà gōng sī large company / corporation 大户 大戶 dà hù great family / rich family / large landlord / conspicuous spender or consumer syn 重型 zhòng xíng heavy / heavy duty / large caliber syn 跳楼 跳樓 tiào lóu to jump from a building (to kill oneself) / fig. to sell at a large discount (in advertising) 大兴 大興 dà xīng to go in for something in a big way / to undertake on a large scale 