nào zhōng
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闹钟响了，我该起床了。
nàozhōng xiǎngle, wǒ gāi qǐchuángle.
The alarm clock rang, I should get up.
我忘记关闹钟了，结果睡过头了。
wǒ wàngjì guān nàozhōngle, jiéguǒ shuì guòtóule.
I forgot to turn off the alarm clock, and as a result, I overslept.
闹钟坏了，我只好用手机当闹钟。
nàozhōng huàile, wǒ zhǐhǎo yòng shǒujī dāng nàozhōng.
The alarm clock is broken, so I have to use my phone as an alarm clock.
闹表 (nàobiǎo)
alarm clock
定时器 (dìngshíqì)
timer
静音 (jìngyīn)
silent
安静 (ānjìng)
quiet
The Chinese word for alarm clock is 闹钟 (nàozhōng), which literally means "noisy bell". The word is composed of two characters: 闹 (nào), meaning "noisy" or "bustling", and 钟 (zhōng), meaning "bell" or "clock". The term 闹钟 was first used in the late 19th century, when Western-style alarm clocks were introduced to China. Prior to this, traditional Chinese timekeeping devices, such as water clocks and incense clocks, did not have alarm functions. The word 闹钟 quickly gained popularity due to its descriptive nature and the increasing demand for reliable alarm clocks in modern society. Today, 闹钟 is the standard term used in Mandarin to refer to alarm clocks.
