闹钟

• 拼音: nào zhōng
• 汉字拆解: 闹 = 门 (gate) + 市 (market, noise); 钟 = 钅(metal) + 中 (middle, phonetic) — a metal bell or clock

含义

Alarm clock. A clock that can be set to ring or sound at a specific time to wake someone up.

Refers to any clock — physical or digital — that has an alarm function. Nowadays also commonly refers to the alarm feature on a mobile phone (手机闹钟). Setting an alarm is 设闹钟 or 定闹钟, and when it goes off, it 响了 (rang).

例句

1. 我每天早上六点设一个闹钟。
2. 闹钟响了好几次，他还是没起来。
3. 我忘了设闹钟，今天差点迟到了。

用法指南

语境: daily routine, mornings, time management

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 你帮我定一个七点的闹钟。(Help me set a seven o'clock alarm.)
• 闹钟一响我就起来了。(I got up as soon as the alarm went off.)

错误说法

• 把手机提醒说成'闹钟' (Don't confuse 闹钟 with general phone reminders — 闹钟 specifically means a wake-up alarm, not a calendar notification)

起源与历史

A compound of 闹 (noisy/commotion) and 钟 (clock) — a clock that creates a commotion to wake you up.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal