How to write 零

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Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "零"

Printable Handwriting Practice Worksheet of the Chinese character 零

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Printable Stroke Order Practice Worksheet of the Chinese character 零

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Meaning of 零

Pinyin líng

Radical

雨

Strokes

Definition

remnant / zero

Usage

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零 [líng] 1. 液体降落。 (Rain.) 2. 植物凋谢。 (Wither.) 3. 整数以外的尾数。 (Remnant; fractional amount.) 4. 部分的，细碎的，与“整”相对。 (Odd; surplus.) 5. 整数系统中一个重要的数，小于一切自然数，是介于正数和负数之间唯一的数，记作“０”。有时用来表示某种量的基准，如摄氏温度计上的冰点，记作“０℃”。 (An important number in the integer system, less than all natural numbers, the only number between positive and negative, represented as "0". Sometimes used to indicate a benchmark for certain quantities, such as the freezing point on a Celsius thermometer, recorded as "0°C".) 词义: 1. 感激涕零。 (Grateful tears fall like rain.) 2. 植物零落，凋零散散。 (Plants wither away.) 3. 整数以外的零数。 (Odd number.) 4. 细碎，零散，与整相对。 (Odd fragments; scattered.) 5. 表示没有数量的零。 (Zero indicating no quantity.) 名词: 1. 摄氏温度表上的冰点。 (Zero on thermometer.) 2. 假借为“灵”。神灵。 (Assuming "spirit". Gods.) 3. 姓。 (A surname.)

零售 líng shòu

to retail / to sell individually or in small quantities

零售商 líng shòu shāng

retailer / shopkeeper / retail merchant

零售价 líng shòu jià

retail price

孤零零 gū líng líng

lone / isolated and without help / all alone / solitary

零敲碎打 líng qiāo suì dǎ

to do things in bits and pieces (idiom); piecemeal work

零星 líng xīng

fragmentary / random / bits and pieces / sporadic

感激涕零 gǎn jī tì líng

to shed tears of gratitude (idiom); moved to tears

凋零 diāo líng

withered / wilted / to wither / to fade / to decay

零部件 líng bù jiàn

spare part / component

零件 líng jiàn

part / component

畸零 jī líng

fractional part of a real number / odd fractional remnant / lone person / solitary

零碎 líng suì

scattered and fragmentary / scraps / odds and ends

零钞 líng chāo

change

零食 líng shí

between-meal nibbles / snacks

零点 líng diǎn

midnight / to order à la carte / (math.) zero of a function

零下 líng xià

below zero

七零八落 qī líng bā luò

(idiom) everything broken and in disorder

零乱 líng luàn

in disorder / a complete mess

零散 líng sǎn

scattered

零配件 líng pèi jiàn

spare and accessory parts

零售业 líng shòu yè

retailing / retail industry / retail business

飘零 piāo líng

to fall and wither (like autumn leaves) / (fig.) drifting and homeless

零时 líng shí

midnight / zero hour