Stroke order for 零

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HSK 1HSK 1 (Write)Very Common

Basic Meaning

adj
Describes things that are small in quantity, fragmented, or not forming a complete unit.
small; scattered; fractional (opposite of 'whole')
细碎;分散;小数目的(跟“整”相对)。
Words:
零用零售化整为零零钱零活儿
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
Sentences:
  1. ()(de)(qián)()(duō)(zhǐ)(néng)(zuò)(xiē)(líng)(huó)(er)
    I don't have much money, so I can only do some odd jobs.
  2. ()()()(huān)(líng)(shòu)(gòu)()(gèng)()(huān)()()
    I don't like retail shopping; I prefer buying wholesale.
n
Refers to an amount less than a standard unit, often money.
small change; fractional amount; odd bit (of money)
不够一定单位的零碎数量;不足整数的尾数。
Words:
零数找零儿挂零儿零头
Sentences:
  1. (shōu)(yín)(yuán)(zhǎo)(le)()()(kuài)(qián)(líng)(qián)
    The cashier gave me five dollars in change.
  2. (zhè)(jiàn)()(fu)(mài)()(bǎi)(guà)(líng)(er)()(suàn)(guì)
    This piece of clothing sells for just over a hundred yuan, not expensive.
m
A measure word connecting whole numbers to fractions, e.g., 'three point five'.
(Used between numbers) indicating a larger unit followed by a smaller unit.
放在两个数量中间,表示单位较高的量之下附有单位较低的量。
Sentences:
  1. ()(de)(shēn)(gāo)(shì)()()(liù)(líng)
    My height is one meter and sixty (centimeters).
m
Represents an empty place value in a number, often written as '〇'.
Zero digit placeholder in multi-digit numbers.
数的空位,放在多位数中间,多写作“〇”。
Sentences:
  1. ()(de)(diàn)(huà)(hào)()()(yǒu)(liǎng)(ge)(líng)
    There are two zeros in my phone number.
m
Used to signify 'none', 'nothing', or an ideal state of absence.
Zero; nil; none; indicating the absence of quantity.
表示没有数量。
Words:
零容忍零距离零关税零增长零污染
Sentences:
  1. ()(men)(de)()(biāo)(shì)(líng)()(rǎn)
    Our goal is zero pollution.
  2. (gōng)()(jīn)(nián)(shí)(xiàn)(le)(líng)(zēng)(zhǎng)
    The company achieved zero growth this year.
m
Refers to the origin point on a scale, like in temperature.
Zero point; baseline; starting point of measurement.
某些量度的计算起点。
Words:
零点零下
Sentences:
  1. (míng)(tiān)(zǎo)(shàng)(líng)(diǎn)()(men)(chū)()
    We will depart at zero hour (midnight) tomorrow morning.
  2. (dōng)(tiān)()(wēn)(cháng)(cháng)(jiàng)(dào)(líng)(xià)
    In winter, the temperature often drops below zero.
v
(Of plants) to wither and fall.
(草木花叶)枯萎而落下。
Words:
零落凋零
Sentences:
  1. (qiū)(tiān)(lái)(le)(shù)()(kāi)(shǐ)(diāo)(líng)
    Autumn has come, and the leaves are beginning to wither and fall.
v
Literary usage.
(Formal) (Of tears, rain) to fall; to drop.
〈书〉(雨、泪等)落下。
Words:
涕零感激涕零
Sentences:
  1. (tīng)(dào)(hǎo)(xiào)()()()(dòng)(de)()(líng)
    Upon hearing the good news, he was so moved that tears fell.

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