零星 líng xīng ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄥ ling4 sing1
- fragmentary; piecemeal; in bits and pieces
- sporadic; scattered
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零
- 凋零 diāo líng ㄉㄧㄠ ㄌㄧㄥˊ diu1 ling4 withered
- 零下 líng xià ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ling4 haa6 below zero (esp. temperature)
- 零件 líng jiàn ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ling4 gin2 part
- 零售 líng shòu ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄡˋ ling4 sau6 to retail
- 零钱 零錢 líng qián ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ling4 cin2 change (of money)
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- 零食 líng shí ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄕˊ ling4 sik6 snack; nibbles
- 孤零零 gū líng líng ㄍㄨ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧㄥˊ gu1 ling4 ling4 lone
- 零用钱 零用錢 líng yòng qián ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄩㄥˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ling4 jung6 cin2 pocket money
- 零花钱 零花錢 líng huā qián ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ling4 faa1 cin2 pocket money
- 找零 zhǎo líng ㄓㄠˇ ㄌㄧㄥˊ zaau2 ling4 to give change (after a cash transaction)
- 抹零 mǒ líng ㄇㄛˇ ㄌㄧㄥˊ mut3 ling4 (of a seller) to round down the fractional part of a bill
- 拾零 shí líng ㄕˊ ㄌㄧㄥˊ sap6 ling4 to pick up bits
- 归零 歸零 guī líng ㄍㄨㄟ ㄌㄧㄥˊ gwai1 ling4 to reset to zero
- 涕零 tì líng ㄊㄧˋ ㄌㄧㄥˊ tai3 ling4 to shed tears
- 净零 淨零 jìng líng ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄌㄧㄥˊ net zero (net-zero carbon emissions)
- 清零 qīng líng ㄑㄧㄥ ㄌㄧㄥˊ cing1 ling4 to restore sth to its initial state
- 漂零 piāo líng ㄆㄧㄠ ㄌㄧㄥˊ piu1 ling4 variant of 飘零
- 畸零 jī líng ㄐㄧ ㄌㄧㄥˊ kei1 ling4 fractional part of a real number
- 近零 jìn líng ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄌㄧㄥˊ gan6 ling4 close to zero
- 雕零 diāo líng ㄉㄧㄠ ㄌㄧㄥˊ diu1 ling4 variant of 凋零
星
- 寿星 壽星 shòu xīng ㄕㄡˋ ㄒㄧㄥ sau6 sing1 god of longevity
- 巨星 jù xīng ㄐㄩˋ ㄒㄧㄥ geoi6 sing1 (astronomy) giant star
- 彗星 huì xīng ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄥ seoi6 sing1 comet
- 影星 yǐng xīng ㄧㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄥ jing2 sing1 film star
- 明星 míng xīng ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄥ ming4 sing1 star; celebrity
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- 星光 xīng guāng ㄒㄧㄥ ㄍㄨㄤ sing1 gwong1 starlight
- 星座 xīng zuò ㄒㄧㄥ ㄗㄨㄛˋ sing1 zo6 constellation
- 星星 xīng xing ㄒㄧㄥ ˙ㄒㄧㄥ sing1 sing1 (coll.) a star; the stars in the sky
- 星期 xīng qī ㄒㄧㄥ ㄑㄧ sing1 kei4 week
- 星辰 xīng chén ㄒㄧㄥ ㄔㄣˊ sing1 san4 stars
- 歌星 gē xīng ㄍㄜ ㄒㄧㄥ go1 sing1 singing star
- 流星 liú xīng ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄥ lau4 sing1 meteor; shooting star
- 球星 qiú xīng ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄥ kau4 sing1 sports star (ball sport)
- 行星 xíng xīng ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄥ hang4 sing1 planet
- 卫星 衛星 wèi xīng ㄨㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄥ wai6 sing1 (aerospace) satellite
- 五星级 五星級 wǔ xīng jí ㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄐㄧˊ ng5 sing1 kap1 five-star (hotel)
- 外星人 wài xīng rén ㄨㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄖㄣˊ ngoi6 sing1 jan4 space alien; extraterrestrial
- 星期天 Xīng qī tiān ㄒㄧㄥ ㄑㄧ ㄊㄧㄢ sing1 kei4 tin1 Sunday
- 星期日 Xīng qī rì ㄒㄧㄥ ㄑㄧ ㄖˋ sing1 kei4 jat6 Sunday
- 七星 Qī xīng ㄑㄧ ㄒㄧㄥ cat1 sing1 see 七星区
Idioms with these characters
- 感激涕零 gǎn jī tì líng ㄍㄢˇ ㄐㄧ ㄊㄧˋ ㄌㄧㄥˊ gam2 gik1 tai3 ling4 to shed tears of gratitude (idiom); moved to tears
- 化整为零 化整為零 huà zhěng wéi líng ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄓㄥˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄧㄥˊ faa3 zing2 wai4 ling4 to break up the whole into pieces (idiom); dealing with things one by one
- 零打碎敲 líng dǎ suì qiāo ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄚˇ ㄙㄨㄟˋ ㄑㄧㄠ ling4 daa2 seoi3 haau1 to do things in bits and pieces (idiom); piecemeal work
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- 零敲碎打 líng qiāo suì dǎ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄠ ㄙㄨㄟˋ ㄉㄚˇ ling4 haau1 seoi3 daa2 to do things in bits and pieces (idiom); piecemeal work
- 七零八落 qī líng bā luò ㄑㄧ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄚ ㄌㄨㄛˋ cat1 ling4 baat3 lok6 (idiom) everything broken and in disorder
- 琴剑飘零 琴劍飄零 qín jiàn piāo líng ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄆㄧㄠ ㄌㄧㄥˊ kam4 gim3 piu1 ling4 floating between zither and sword (idiom); fig. wandering aimlessly with no tenured position
- 四海飘零 四海飄零 sì hǎi piāo líng ㄙˋ ㄏㄞˇ ㄆㄧㄠ ㄌㄧㄥˊ sei3 hoi2 piu1 ling4 drifting aimlessly all over the place (idiom)
- 灿若繁星 燦若繁星 càn ruò fán xīng ㄘㄢˋ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄈㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄥ caan3 joek6 faan4 sing1 bright as a multitude of stars (idiom); extremely able talent
- 福星高照 fú xīng gāo zhào ㄈㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄍㄠ ㄓㄠˋ fuk1 sing1 gou1 ziu3 lucky star in the ascendant (idiom); a lucky sign
- 剑眉星目 劍眉星目 jiàn méi xīng mù ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄇㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄇㄨˋ gim3 mei4 sing1 muk6 (idiom) straight, thick, upward-inclined eyebrows and eyes that are bright and full of spirit; striking, handsome features; dashing, heroic appearance
Show 7 more idioms with 星
- 急如星火 jí rú xīng huǒ ㄐㄧˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄏㄨㄛˇ gap1 jyu4 sing1 fo2 lit. as hurried as a shooting star (idiom); requiring immediate action
- 寥若晨星 liáo ruò chén xīng ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄔㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄥ liu4 joek6 san4 sing1 rare as morning stars (idiom)
- 流星赶月 流星趕月 liú xīng gǎn yuè ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄍㄢˇ ㄩㄝˋ lau4 sing1 gon2 jyut6 lit. a meteor catching up with the moon
- 星流电击 星流電擊 xīng liú diàn jī ㄒㄧㄥ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧ sing1 lau4 din6 gik1 meteor shower and violent thunderclaps (idiom); omens of violent development
- 星流霆击 星流霆擊 xīng liú tíng jī ㄒㄧㄥ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧ sing1 lau4 ting4 gik1 meteor shower and violent thunderclaps (idiom); omens of violent development
- 星罗棋布 星羅棋布 xīng luó qí bù ㄒㄧㄥ ㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄅㄨˋ sing1 lo4 kei4 bou3 scattered about like stars in the sky or chess pieces on a board (idiom); spread all over the place
- 星星之火 xīng xing zhī huǒ ㄒㄧㄥ ˙ㄒㄧㄥ ㄓ ㄏㄨㄛˇ sing1 sing1 zi1 fo2 a single spark (idiom); an insignificant cause can have a massive effect
Example sentences
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池塘 里 裡 漂浮 着 著 零星 的 几 幾 片 落叶 落葉 。
A few fragments of dead leaves floated on the pond.
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