零 (líng) means Zero (remnant - small - scattered). Below are 20 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
现在是十点 零 五分。
Xiànzài shì shí diǎn líng wǔ fēn.
It is now five past ten.
Dictionary example · HSK 2 · 零
他的手机号里有三个 零 。
Tā de shǒujī hào lǐ yǒu sān gè líng.
There are three zeros in his phone number.
Dictionary example · HSK 2 · 零
我身上没带 零 钱。
Wǒ shēn shàng méi dài língqián.
I do not have any change on me.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 零钱
工厂生产汽车 零 件。
Gōngchǎng shēngchǎn qìchē língjiàn.
The factory makes car parts.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 零件
少吃 零 食对身体好。
Shǎo chī língshí duì shēntǐ hǎo.
Eating fewer snacks is good for your health.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 零食
她书包里装满了 零 食。
Tā shūbāo lǐ zhuāng mǎn le língshí.
Her school bag is full of snacks.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 零食
天空飘着 零 星的雪花。
Tiānkōng piāozhe língxīng de xuěhuā.
Scattered snowflakes drifted in the sky.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 零星
他靠打 零 工维持生活。
Tā kào dǎ línggōng wéichí shēnghuó.
He supports himself with odd jobs.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 维持
学校建立于一九五 零 年。
Xuéxiào jiànlì yú yī jiǔ wǔ líng nián.
The school was founded in 1950.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 建立
这家工厂制造汽车 零 件。
Zhè jiā gōngchǎng zhìzào qìchē língjiàn.
This factory manufactures car parts.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 制造
这批 零 件的规格不一样。
Zhè pī língjiàn de guīgé bù yíyàng.
The specifications of these parts differ.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 规格
批发的价格比 零 售便宜。
Pīfā de jiàgé bǐ língshòu piányi.
Wholesale prices are cheaper than retail.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 批发
工厂主要铸造机器 零 件。
Gōngchǎng zhǔyào zhùzào jīqì língjiàn.
The factory mainly casts machine parts.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 铸造
水在 零 度以下会变成固体。
Shuǐ zài líng dù yǐxià huì biànchéng gùtǐ.
Below zero degrees water turns solid.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 固体
他给了那个乞丐一些 零 钱。
Tā gěi le nàge qǐgài yìxiē língqián.
He gave the beggar some small change.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 乞丐
他只掌握了一些 零 星的情况。
Tā zhǐ zhǎngwò le yìxiē língxīng de qíngkuàng.
He has only picked up scattered bits of information.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 零星
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Words that contain 零
Each of these has sentences of its own, so you can see the character doing a different job in each one.
Questions about 零
How is 零 used in a sentence?
This page shows 20 sentences using 零 (líng, "Zero (remnant - small - scattered)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 零 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 零 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Is 零 an HSK word?
Yes — 零 is on the official HSK 2 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 2 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 零?
The dictionary page for 零 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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