Word information
Simplified零星
Traditional零星
Pinyinlíngxīng
Part of speech形
HSK 3.07-9
HSK 2.06
Chinese word dictionary
零星
língxīng · fragmentary; piecemeal; in bits and pieces; sporadic; scattered
Character breakdown
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How to learn 零星
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零líng
zero; nought; zero sign; fractional; fragmentary; odd (of numbers); (placed between two numbers to indicate a smaller quantity followed by a larger one); fraction; (in mathematics) remainder (after division); extra; to wither and fall; to wither
星期xīngqīweek; CL:個|个[ge4]; day of the week; Sunday
星期日xīngqīrìSunday
星期天xīngqītiānSunday
零下língxiàbelow zero (esp. temperature)
零花钱línghuāqiánpocket money; allowance