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零食 (líng shí) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 4

零食 (líng shí) is a Chinese word: snacks. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 零食

名 míng noun

snacks

她买了很多零食准备看电影。

tā mǎi le hěn duō líng shí zhǔn bèi kàn diàn yǐng

She bought a lot of snacks to prepare for watching a movie.

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Word breakdown

零 líng — fragmentary, scattered (referring to small portions)

Words with this character (8)
  • 1 零下 líng xià — below zero HSK 4
    • 零 zero (the reference point on the temperature scale)
    • 下 below (indicating position beneath zero)
    Example

    今天的气温是零下五度。

    jīn tiān de qì wēn shì líng xià wǔ dù

    Today's temperature is five degrees below zero.

  • 2 零花钱 líng huā qián — pocket money HSK 4
    • 零 small, petty, miscellaneous
    • 花 to spend
    • 钱 money
    Example

    妈妈每个月给我一百元零花钱。

    mā ma měi gè yuè gěi wǒ yì bǎi yuán líng huā qián

    Mom gives me 100 yuan pocket money every month.

  • 3 零钱 líng qián — small change HSK 4
    • 零 small, fractional
    • 钱 money
    Example

    你有零钱吗？

    nǐ yǒu líng qián ma

    Do you have small change?

  • 4 孤零零 gū líng líng — all alone HSK 7
    • 孤 alone, solitary
    • 零 scattered, fragmentary (intensifies isolation)
    • 零 scattered, fragmentary (reduplication for emphasis)
    Example

    孩子孤零零地坐在公园的长椅上。

    hái zi gū líng líng de zuò zài gōng yuán de cháng yǐ shàng

    The child sat all alone on the park bench.

  • 5 零件 líng jiàn — part, component HSK 7
    • 零 spare, fragmentary (indicating individual pieces)
    • 件 piece, item (classifier/noun for individual parts)
    Example

    这个机器需要更换一个零件。

    zhè ge jī qì xū yào gēng huàn yí ge líng jiàn

    This machine needs to have a part replaced.

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  • 6 零售 líng shòu — retail HSK 7
    • 零 fragmentary, scattered (indicating small quantities)
    • 售 sell
    Example

    这家公司主要做零售业务。

    zhè jiā gōng sī zhǔ yào zuò líng shòu yè wù

    This company mainly does retail business.

  • 7 零星 líng xīng — sporadic HSK 7
    • 零 fragmentary, scattered, odd bits
    • 星 star-like points, suggesting scattered distribution
    Example

    零星的雨点开始落下

    líng xīng de yǔ diǎn kāi shǐ luò xià

    Sporadic raindrops began to fall

  • 8 零碎 líng suì — fragmentary, scattered, trivial HSK 7
    • 零 scattered, fragmentary, not whole
    • 碎 broken into pieces, fragmented
    Example

    桌子上放着一些零碎的东西。

    zhuō zi shàng fàng zhe yì xiē líng suì de dōng xi

    There are some odds and ends on the table.

食 shí — food

Words with this character (17)
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Structure & writing
1 零 líng — fragmentary; scattered; small in number (opposite of 整)

零 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 雨 yǔ — rain (water droplets falling from clouds)
雨 is a component in 14 characters
HSK 1
雪 xuě snow (white crystalline precipitation, typically hexagonal, formed when water vapor freezes below 0°C) 零 líng fragmentary; scattered; small in number (opposite of 整)
HSK 3
需 xū to need, to require
HSK 5
漏 lòu to drip, seep, or fall through a hole or crack 雾 wù fog; mist (tiny water droplets suspended near the ground when temperature drops) 震 zhèn to shake or vibrate violently
HSK 6
雷 léi thunder (the loud sound produced when two oppositely charged clouds discharge electricity) 露 lù dew; water droplets condensed on surfaces near the ground
HSK 7
雹 báo hail; balls or chunks of ice formed by condensation in the atmosphere, often falling with heavy rain, causing damage 霉 méi (of clothes, food, etc.) to become moldy from dampness and heat 霍 huò (lit.) suddenly; swiftly 霜 shuāng frost (white ice crystals formed on surfaces near the ground when temperature drops below 0°C) 霞 xiá rosy clouds; colorful glow in the sky at sunrise or sunset
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霸 bà leader of a feudal alliance in ancient China
1.2 令 lìng — order; command (from superior to subordinate)
令 is a component in 11 characters
HSK 1
冷 lěng cold; low in temperature (opposite of 热) 零 líng fragmentary; scattered; small in number (opposite of 整)
HSK 3
邻 lín neighbor; neighboring household
HSK 4
命 mìng life; the living force of organisms 龄 líng age (in years)
HSK 5
铃 líng bell or buzzer (metal sound-making device) 领 lǐng neck; throat
HSK 6
怜 lián to pity, to sympathize
HSK 7
岭 lǐng mountain with a path over its summit 拎 līn to carry (something) in one's hand 聆 líng (lit.) to listen; to listen attentively

Stroke order

2 食 shí — to eat
食 is a component in 1 characters
HSK 4
餐 cān to eat (a meal)

consists of

2.1 人 rén — human being; a higher animal that makes and uses tools
人 is a component in 18 characters
HSK 1
会 huì to gather; to come together 茶 chá tea plant (evergreen shrub with oblong leaves, white flowers, and hard-shelled seeds; young leaves are processed into tea leaves) 认 rèn to recognize; to distinguish
HSK 2
从 cóng (lit.) to follow
HSK 3
合 hé to close; to shut; to bring together (opposite of 开)
HSK 4
众 zhòng many; numerous (opposite of "寡") 内 nèi inside; interior (opposite of "外") 队 duì line; column; procession 食 shí to eat
HSK 5
企 qǐ to stand on tiptoe 珍 zhēn treasure; precious thing 舍 shě to give up; to abandon 齿 chǐ tooth; the organ for chewing food in the mouths of humans and some animals
HSK 6
仓 cāng warehouse, storehouse for grain or other goods 闪 shǎn to dodge aside quickly
HSK 7
囚 qiú to imprison; to incarcerate 淤 yū to silt up; to become clogged with sediment 禽 qín general term for birds
2.2 良 liáng — good; excellent
良 is a component in 9 characters
HSK 4
娘 niáng (colloq.) mother 浪 làng wave; billow on rivers, lakes, or seas 食 shí to eat
HSK 5
粮 liáng grain; food crops (cereals, legumes, tubers, etc.) 郎 láng ancient official title
HSK 6
朗 lǎng bright, well-lit 狼 láng wolf (a carnivorous mammal resembling a dog, with a long face, erect ears, yellowish or grayish-brown fur, and a drooping tail; nocturnal and fierce)
HSK 7
嚼 jiáo to chew; to masticate 酿 niàng to brew or ferment (using fermentation)

Stroke order