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零钱

líng qián · ling qian

Traditional 零錢

HSK 7–9Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. change (of money)
  2. small change
  3. pocket money
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Need small change

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)有(yǒu)零钱(língqián)吗(ma)？公交车(gōngjiāochē)不(bù)找钱(zhǎoqián)。

    Do you have small change? The bus gives no change.

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)只有(zhǐyǒu)一张(yīzhāng)一百(yībǎi)的(de)。

    I only have a hundred.

  3. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)去(qù)买(mǎi)一瓶(yīpíng)水(shuǐ)，换(huàn)一点(yīdiǎn)零钱(língqián)。

    Then buy a bottle of water and get some change.

  4. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，老板(lǎobǎn)，来(lái)一瓶(yīpíng)水(shuǐ)！

    Okay, boss, one bottle of water!

  5. Liangliang

    换到(huàndào)零钱(língqián)了(le)，一共(yīgòng)七个(qīgè)硬币(yìngbì)。

    Got the change: seven coins altogether.

  6. Dengdeng

    太好了(tàihǎole)，不过(bùguò)公交车(gōngjiāochē)刚刚(gānggang)开走了(kāizǒule)。

    Great, but the bus just pulled away.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

请(qǐng)你(nǐ)帮(bāng)我(wǒ)换(huàn)一(yì)点(diǎn)零(líng)钱(qián)行(xíng)吗(ma)？

Could you please exchange some small change with me?

Tatoeba: Chinese by sysko · English by BobbyLee · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

你(nǐ)有(yǒu)零(líng)钱(qián)换(huàn)一(yì)元(yuán)美(měi)金(jīn)吗(ma)？

Do you have change for a dollar?

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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