Chinese Word of the Day

零
líng

zero

Definitions

Chinese > English
零	líng
1. fragmentary; scattered
零星 (língxīng) - fragmentary
2. fraction; remainder
3. zero (from 1248)
一減一等於零。 (Yī jiǎn yī děngyú líng.) - One minus one equals zero.
三點零五分 (sān diǎn líng wǔ fēn) - three oh five
七百零三 (qī bǎi líng sān) - seven hundred and three
二-零-零-一年 (èrlínglíngyī nián) - year 2001
從零開始 (cóng líng kāishǐ) - Start from scratch
(Alternative form 〇)
4. (Cantonese, Hakka, Min Bei, Min Dong) Used after a number or a classifier to express a small remaining quantity.
廿零leng4 蚊 - twenty-something dollars
分零leng4 兩分鐘 - one to two minutes
七十零leng4-2 - seventy-something
5. (gay slang) bottom
(Alternative form 0)
6. (obsolete) drizzle
7. (of precipitation or tears) to fall
感激涕零 (gǎnjītìlíng) - grateful to tears
8. (of plants or flowers) to wither and fall
凋零 (diāolíng) - to wither and fall
9. (Cantonese, argot, in (m, yue, 之辰代碼)) six
斗零ling4-2 - five-cent coin, lit=coin with mass of 3 candareens and 6 cash -
10. Only used in 先零/先零 (, 西零/西零)
Chinese > Chinese
零
1. 其他变体：零
2. 数字：0
English > Chinese
zero
1. 零

líng