míng
zhōng

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Meaning of 自鸣钟

自鸣钟 means striking clock; chiming clock; a clock that automatically strikes or chimes to tell the time. Pronounced zì míng zhōng.

  • striking clock; chiming clock; a clock that automatically strikes or chimes to tell the time

Definitions & Examples

tīng
zuò
lǎo
de
míng
zhōng
měi
dào
zhěng
diǎn
jiù
huì
qiāo
xiǎng
 

The antique chiming clock in the living room strikes every hour on the hour.

Zhè
zuò
míng
zhōng
jīng
yǒu
liǎng
bǎi
nián
de
shǐ
le
 

This striking clock is already two hundred years old.

shōu
cáng
le
hǎo
míng
qīng
shí
de
míng
zhōng
 

He has collected several chiming clocks from the Ming and Qing periods.

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