钟头 鐘頭 zhōng tóu ㄓㄨㄥ ㄊㄡˊ zung1 tau4 HSK 6 基礎級 · Level 2

  • (coll.) hour

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 钟 (1 of 2) — stroke by stroke.

Draw each stroke of the character in order using your mouse or finger. A hint appears after three misses.

Example sentences

  • 我 ( wǒ ngo5 ) 女儿 女兒 ( nǚ ér neoi5 ji4 ) 每天 ( měi tiān mui5 tin1 ) 睡 ( shuì seoi6 ) 八 ( bā baat3 ) 个 個 ( gè go3 ) 钟头 鐘頭 ( zhōng tóu zung1 tau4 )。

    My daughter sleeps eight hours a day.

  • 票 ( piào piu3 ) 不到 ( bù dào bat1 dou3 ) 一个 一個 ( yī ge jat1 go3 ) 钟头 鐘頭 ( zhōng tóu zung1 tau4 ) 就 ( jiù zau6 ) 卖 賣 ( mài maai6 ) 得 ( de dak1 ) 精光 ( jīng guāng zing1 gwong1 )。

    All the tickets sold out in an hour.

  • 为了 為了 ( wèi le wai6 liu5 ) 不 ( bù bat1 ) 被 ( bèi bei6 ) 洪水 ( hóng shuǐ hung4 seoi2 ) 冲走 沖走 ( chōng zǒu cung1 zau2 ), 有的 ( yǒu de jau5 dik1 ) 人 ( rén jan4 ) 紧紧 緊緊 ( jǐn jǐn gan2 gan2 ) 地 ( de dei6 ) 抱 ( bào pou5 ) 着 著 ( zhe zoek3 ) 树干 樹幹 ( shù gàn syu6 gon3 ) 长达 長達 ( cháng dá coeng4 daat6 ) 数 數 ( shǔ sou2 ) 个 個 ( gè go3 ) 钟头 鐘頭 ( zhōng tóu zung1 tau4 )。

    Some people clung to tree branches for several hours to avoid being washed away by the floodwaters.

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