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    Expressing 'doorbell' with 门铃 (ménlíng)

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    Explanation

    门铃 (ménlíng) means doorbell, the device at an entrance that visitors ring to announce their arrival. It is a compound of 门 (door) and 铃 (bell).

    Examples

    • 门铃响了,你去看看是谁来了。

      Ménlíng xiǎng le, nǐ qù kànkan shì shéi lái le.

      The doorbell rang — go see who's here.

    • 快递员按了好几次门铃都没人开门。

      Kuàidì yuán àn le hǎo jǐ cì ménlíng dōu méi rén kāi mén.

      The delivery person rang the doorbell several times but no one answered the door.

    • 我们家的门铃坏了,得换一个新的。

      Wǒmen jiā de ménlíng huài le, děi huàn yī ge xīn de.

      Our doorbell is broken; we need to get a new one.

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