|tʃaɪm| A. noun 1. (of clock) 报时装置 bàoshí zhuāngzhì (of church bell) 敲钟装置 qiāo zhōng zhuāngzhì (set of bells) 排钟 páizhōng the chimes of the clock 时钟的报时装置 2. (sound) 钟声 zhōngshēng B. chimes noun plural (doorbell) 门铃 ménlíng C. intransitive verb 1. (strike, indicate time) 钟鸣 zhōngmíng the clock chimed three 钟敲3点 2. (play tune) 奏出和谐的乐声 zòuchū héxié de yuèshēng D. transitive verb 1. (ring) 敲响 qiāoxiǎng ‹bell›2. (show time) 用钟声报 yòng zhōngshēng bào ‹8 o'clock midnight›PHRASAL VERB chime in intransitive verb 1. (interrupt) 插话 chāhuà he kept chiming in with his own opinions 他不停地插嘴讲自己的看法 2. (agree) 与…一致 yǔ… yīzhì to chime in with [something] 和某事物一致