đánh chuông
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Meaning · English
to sound an alarm or warn people
Literally: hit the bell
Examples
Cảnh sát đã đánh chuông để cảnh báo người dân về nguy cơ bãoThe police rang the bell to warn people about the danger of the storm
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Headword listed in the vdict.com Vietnamese-English dictionary index (discovery source; headword only — no source content copied). Entered as candidate 2026-08-05; definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-16; pending editor spot-check.
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Common questions
What does “đánh chuông” mean?
to sound an alarm or warn people Literally: hit the bell
Is “đánh chuông” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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