零用 líng yòng ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄩㄥˋ ling4 jung6
- incidental expenses
- sundries
- pocket money
Stroke order
Practice writing
Draw 零 (1 of 2) — stroke by stroke.
Draw each stroke of the character in order using your mouse or finger. A hint appears after three misses.
More words with these characters
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)
Show 15 more words with 零
- 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
用
- 不用 bù yòng ㄅㄨˋ ㄩㄥˋ bat1 jung6 need not
- 占用 佔用 zhàn yòng ㄓㄢˋ ㄩㄥˋ zim3 jung6 to occupy
- 作用 zuò yòng ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄩㄥˋ zok3 jung6 to act on; to affect
- 使用 shǐ yòng ㄕˇ ㄩㄥˋ si2 jung6 to use
- 信用 xìn yòng ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄩㄥˋ seon3 jung6 trustworthiness
Show 15 more words with 用
- 借用 jiè yòng ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄩㄥˋ ze3 jung6 to borrow sth for another use
- 备用 備用 bèi yòng ㄅㄟˋ ㄩㄥˋ bei6 jung6 reserve
- 雇用 僱用 gù yòng ㄍㄨˋ ㄩㄥˋ gu3 jung6 to employ; to hire
- 公用 gōng yòng ㄍㄨㄥ ㄩㄥˋ gung1 jung6 public
- 利用 lì yòng ㄌㄧˋ ㄩㄥˋ lei6 jung6 to exploit
- 动用 動用 dòng yòng ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄩㄥˋ dung6 jung6 to utilize
- 家用 jiā yòng ㄐㄧㄚ ㄩㄥˋ gaa1 jung6 home-use
- 实用 實用 shí yòng ㄕˊ ㄩㄥˋ sat6 jung6 to apply in practice
- 专用 專用 zhuān yòng ㄓㄨㄢ ㄩㄥˋ zyun1 jung6 special
- 常用 cháng yòng ㄔㄤˊ ㄩㄥˋ soeng4 jung6 in common usage
- 引用 yǐn yòng ㄧㄣˇ ㄩㄥˋ jan5 jung6 to quote; to cite
- 慢用 màn yòng ㄇㄢˋ ㄩㄥˋ maan6 jung6 same as 慢慢吃
- 应用 應用 yìng yòng ㄧㄥˋ ㄩㄥˋ jing3 jung6 to put to use; to apply
- 采用 採用 cǎi yòng ㄘㄞˇ ㄩㄥˋ coi2 jung6 to adopt
- 有用 yǒu yòng ㄧㄡˇ ㄩㄥˋ jau5 jung6 useful
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
Show 4 more idioms with 零
- 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)
- 别有用心 別有用心 bié yǒu yòng xīn ㄅㄧㄝˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄩㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄣ bit6 jau5 jung6 sam1 to have an ulterior motive (idiom)
- 大材小用 dà cái xiǎo yòng ㄉㄚˋ ㄘㄞˊ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄩㄥˋ daai6 coi4 siu2 jung6 (idiom) to use a talented person in a role far beneath their ability; a waste of talent
- 刚愎自用 剛愎自用 gāng bì zì yòng ㄍㄤ ㄅㄧˋ ㄗˋ ㄩㄥˋ gong1 bik1 zi6 jung6 obstinate and self-opinionated (idiom)
Show 7 more idioms with 用
- 感情用事 gǎn qíng yòng shì ㄍㄢˇ ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄩㄥˋ ㄕˋ gam2 cing4 jung6 si6 to act impetuously (idiom); on an impulse
- 宽打窄用 寬打窄用 kuān dǎ zhǎi yòng ㄎㄨㄢ ㄉㄚˇ ㄓㄞˇ ㄩㄥˋ fun1 daa2 zaak3 jung6 to give oneself leeway (idiom)
- 量才录用 量才錄用 liàng cái lù yòng ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄘㄞˊ ㄌㄨˋ ㄩㄥˋ loeng6 coi4 luk6 jung6 to assess sb's capabilities and employ him accordingly (idiom); to employ sb competent for the task
- 省吃俭用 省吃儉用 shěng chī jiǎn yòng ㄕㄥˇ ㄔ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄩㄥˋ saang2 hek3 gim6 jung6 (idiom) to live frugally
- 无所用心 無所用心 wú suǒ yòng xīn ㄨˊ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄩㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄣ mou4 so2 jung6 sam1 not paying attention to anything (idiom); to idle time away
- 现学现用 現學現用 xiàn xué xiàn yòng ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄩㄥˋ jin6 hok6 jin6 jung6 to immediately put into practice something one has just learned (idiom)
- 学以致用 學以致用 xué yǐ zhì yòng ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄧˇ ㄓˋ ㄩㄥˋ hok6 ji5 zi3 jung6 (idiom) to study sth in order to apply it
Example sentences
-
我 爸 一 周 週 给 給 我 10 块 塊 零用钱 零用錢 。
My dad gives me an allowance of $10 a week.
-
我 爸爸 每周 每週 给 給 我 零用钱 零用錢 ， 我 会 會 用来 用來 买 買 漫画 漫畫 书 書 和 冰激凌 。
My dad gives me a weekly allowance that I use to buy comics and ice cream.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY). Readings are generated automatically.