Word · Frequency #26493
ding
/diŋ/
noun
叮当声
the high-pitched ringing sound made by a bell
- 1.
The high-pitched resonant sound of a bell.
钟声的高音共鸣声。
- 2.
An ancient Chinese vessel with legs and a lid.
一种古代中国有腿和盖的器皿
- 3.
In American Chinese cuisine, cubed or bite-sized meat.
在美式中餐中,切成方块或小块的肉。
鼎；肉丁；丁；钟声的高音共鸣声。；一种古代中国有腿和盖的器皿；在美式中餐中,切成方块或小块的肉。
In use
I heard a loud ding from the doorbell.
The microwave oven emitted a ding to indicate the food was ready.
The timer gave three quick dings before the game started.
Connections
Collocations
- the ding of a bell
- 钟的叮当声
- The ding of the bell told us it was time for lunch.铃声叮当一响，我们知道该吃午饭了。
- bronze ding
- 青铜鼎
- The exhibition features a bronze ding from the Zhou dynasty.展览中有一件周代的青铜鼎。
- chicken ding
- 鸡丁
- I ordered the chicken ding and a bowl of rice.我点了一份鸡丁和一碗米饭。
Idioms & figurative uses
- ding-dong
- 叮当声；争吵The two neighbors had a real ding-dong over the fence.两个邻居为了栅栏的事大吵了一架。
- ding-dong ditch
- 按门铃就跑的恶作剧The bored teenagers spent the evening playing ding-dong ditch.无聊的青少年们整个晚上都在玩按门铃就跑的恶作剧。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
听到‘ding’——先想起清脆的铃响，再是古朴的铜鼎，最后是美式中国菜里的肉丁。一个音，三幅画。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：钟声或电子提示音、中国古代青铜器讨论、美式中餐菜单或食谱 ding 作名词时含义跨度较大，通常依语境判断：钟声/提示音较口语化；指古代器物时多用于历史或考古语境，较正式；指美式中餐肉丁时比较常见于菜单或烹饪场景。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 ding 的发音 /dɪŋ/ 押韵的常见词有 ring、sing、king、wing、thing、spring，它们都以 -ing 结尾且读 /ɪŋ/。注意 dinghy /ˈdɪŋ.i/、dingo /ˈdɪŋ.ɡoʊ/、doing /ˈduː.ɪŋ/ 等拼写相近但发音不同。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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