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xiǎng

响xiǎngxiǎng
to go off
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Usages of xiǎng

早上zǎoshang　我wǒ　的de　闹钟nàozhōng　六点半liùdiǎnbàn　就jiù　响xiǎng　了le，　可是kěshì　我wǒ　七点qīdiǎn　才cái　醒xǐng。zǎoshang wǒ de nàozhōng liùdiǎnbàn jiù xiǎng le, kěshì wǒ qīdiǎn cái xǐng.
My alarm clock went off at six-thirty in the morning, but I didn’t wake up until seven.
闹钟nàozhōng　一yì　响xiǎng，　我wǒ　就jiù　起床qǐchuáng　了le。nàozhōng yì xiǎng, wǒ jiù qǐchuáng le.
As soon as the alarm clock went off, I got up.
车铃chēlíng　之所以zhīsuǒyǐ　响xiǎng，　是shì　因为yīnwèi　路口lùkǒu　有yǒu　人rén。chēlíng zhīsuǒyǐ xiǎng, shì yīnwèi lùkǒu yǒu rén.
The reason the bicycle bell rings is that there are people at the intersection.
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