钟头

• 拼音: zhōng tóu
• 汉字拆解: 钟 = 钅(metal) + 中 (middle/phonetic); 头 = simplified from 頭, a head

含义

Hour; a unit of time equal to sixty minutes.

A colloquial synonym for 小时 (hour). Slightly more casual in tone and commonly used in spoken Chinese, especially in northern dialects. Can be preceded by numbers to indicate duration.

例句

1. 我等了你整整三个钟头，电话也打不通。
2. 从这儿开车到机场大概需要两个钟头。
3. 她每天花好几个钟头练习钢琴，进步非常明显。

用法指南

语境: daily conversation, casual speech

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 再等半个钟头吧。(Let's wait another half hour.)
• 这部电影有两个多钟头。(This movie is over two hours long.)

错误说法

• 现在是十点钟头。(Incorrect — 钟头 is for duration, not time of day; use 十点钟)

起源与历史

Compound of 钟 (clock, bell) and 头 (head, unit suffix). Originally referred to the time measured by striking a bell or clock.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal