- a loud, resonant metallic sound or series of sounds铿锵声; 当一声, 当当声; 哐一声, 哐哐声：
the steel door slammed shut with a clang.
钢门哐啷一声关上了。
- make or cause to make such a sound（使）铿锵作响, （使）当当作响, （使）哐哐作响：
no obj. she turned the tap on and the plumbing clanged她打开水龙头, 水管当当作响。
with obj. the belfry still clangs its bell at 9 p.m.钟楼仍在晚上九点敲钟, 发出当当响声。
词源
late 16th cent.: imitative, influenced by Latin clangere 'resound'.