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Alarm clock in Chinese

alarm clock · HSK 5

闹钟 nào zhōng

  1. 闹 nào noisy
  2. 钟 zhōng clock

Counted with 个: 一个闹钟 yí gè nàozhōng

我的闹钟每天早上六点响。 My alarm clock goes off at six every morning.

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How do you say alarm clock in Chinese?

Alarm clock in Chinese is 闹钟 (nào zhōng).

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