chiming clock; striking clock
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striking clock; chiming clock; a clock that automatically strikes or chimes to tell the time
Historically referred to Western mechanical clocks introduced to China during the Ming and Qing dynasties. The term emphasizes the automatic striking/chiming mechanism that sounds at regular intervals (usually hourly or quarter-hourly) to indicate the time without manual operation.
Kè客
tīng厅
lǐ里
nà那
zuò座
gǔ古
lǎo老
de的
zì自
míng鸣
zhōng钟
měi每
dào到
zhěng整
diǎn点
jiù就
huì会
qiāo敲
xiǎng响
。
The antique chiming clock in the living room strikes every hour on the hour.
Zhè这
zuò座
zì自
míng鸣
zhōng钟
yǐ已
jīng经
yǒu有
liǎng两
bǎi百
nián年
de的
lì历
shǐ史
le了
。
This striking clock is already two hundred years old.
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Tā他
shōu收
cáng藏
le了
hǎo好
jǐ几
gè个
míng明
qīng清
shí时
qī期
de的
zì自
míng鸣
zhōng钟
。
He has collected several chiming clocks from the Ming and Qing periods.