零

líng · ling

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  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

In a sentence

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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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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