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零

líng · ling

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Old HSK 1

Meaning

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  1. zero
  2. nought
  3. zero sign
  4. fractional
  5. fragmentary
  6. odd (of numbers)
  7. (placed between two numbers to indicate a smaller quantity followed by a larger one)
  8. fraction
  9. (in mathematics) remainder (after division)
  10. extra
  11. to wither and fall
  12. to wither
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The bike lock code

  1. Liangliang

    你的(nǐde)车锁(chēsuǒ)密码(mìmǎ)是(shì)多少(duōshao)？

    What's your bike lock code?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)记得(jìde)有(yǒu)两个(liǎnggè)零(líng)。

    I only remember there are two zeros.

  3. Liangliang

    零(líng)三(sān)零(líng)八(bā)？

    Zero-three-zero-eight?

  4. Dengdeng

    不对(bùduì)，是(shì)零(líng)八(bā)零(líng)三(sān)！

    Wrong, it's zero-eight-zero-three!

  5. Liangliang

    开(kāi)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Is it open?

  6. Dengdeng

    开(kāi)了(le)！原来(yuánlái)是(shì)我的(wǒde)生日(shēngrì)。

    Open! It was my birthday all along.

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2 examples
01

2010这(zhè)个(ge)数(shù)字(zì)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)两(liǎng)个(gè)零(líng)。

There are two zeros in the number "2010."

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by Source_VOA · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

她(tā)有(yǒu)一(yì)千(qiān)零(líng)一(yí)个(gè)愿(yuàn)望(wàng)。

She has 1001 wishes.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sadhen · English by paper1n0 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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