doorbell in Chinese
doorbell in Chinese is 门铃 — doorbell means a button or device by an entrance that rings or chimes to alert people inside that someone is at the door.
doorbell in Chinese
门铃
Pronounced: mén líng
A device on or adjacent to an outer door for announcing one's presence. It can be mechanical, directly sounding a bell, or a button that electrically sounds a chime or buzzer inside the building.
What does "doorbell" mean?
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noun A button or device by an entrance that rings or chimes to alert people inside that someone is at the door.
"The doorbell rang just as she sat down to eat."
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verb (US politics) To go door to door canvassing, ringing bells to talk to residents.
"Volunteers doorbelled the whole neighborhood before the election."
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doorbell in a sentence
- The doorbell rang just as she sat down to eat.
- Volunteers doorbelled the whole neighborhood before the election.
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What is "doorbell" in Chinese?
"doorbell" in Chinese is 门铃. doorbell means: A button or device by an entrance that rings or chimes to alert people inside that someone is at the door.
How do you pronounce 门铃?
"doorbell" in Chinese is 门铃, pronounced "mén líng".
How do you use "doorbell" in a sentence?
Example: "The doorbell rang just as she sat down to eat." In Chinese, "doorbell" is 门铃.
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