零 ling⁴ {líng}

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

零丁 ling⁴ ding¹ {líng dīng}

scattered; spread out

零分 ling⁴ fan¹ {líng fēn}

a score of zero; zero points

零沽 ling⁴ gu¹ {líng gū}

retail

零售 ling⁴ sau⁶ {líng shòu}

retail

零捨〔-舍〕 ling⁴ se² {líng shě}

especially; particularly

零舍 ling⁴ se³ {líng shè}

very; special (spoken)

零錢〔-钱〕 ling⁴ cin² {líng qián}

1. change (of money)
2. small change
3. pocket money

零擔〔-担〕 ling⁴ daam¹ {líng dān}

less-than-truck-load freight (LTL) (transportation)

零的 ling⁴ dik¹ {líng de}

small change

零點〔-点〕 ling⁴ dim² {líng diǎn}

zero (math.)

零度 ling⁴ dou⁶ {líng dù}

zero degree

零件 ling⁴ gin² {líng jiàn}

1. part
2. component

零工 ling⁴ gung¹ {líng gōng}

1. temporary job
2. odd job

零下 ling⁴ haa⁶ {líng xià}

below zero

零吃 ling⁴ hek³ {líng chī}

(coll.) snack food

零日 ling⁴ jat⁶ {líng rì}

zero-day (attack, vulnerability etc) (computing)

零用 ling⁴ jung⁶ {líng yòng}

1. incidental expenses
2. sundries
3. pocket money

零陵 ling⁴ ling⁴ {Líng líng}

Lingling district of Yongzhou city 永州市, Hunan

零落 ling⁴ lok⁶ {líng luò}

1. withered and fallen
2. scattered
3. sporadic

零亂〔-乱〕 ling⁴ lyun⁶ {líng luàn}

1. in disorder
2. a complete mess

零散 ling⁴ saan³ {líng sàn}

scattered

零售 ling⁴ sau⁶ {líng shòu}

1. to retail
2. to sell individually or in small quantities

零碎 ling⁴ seoi³ {líng suì}

1. scattered and fragmentary
2. scraps
3. odds and ends

零時〔-时〕 ling⁴ si⁴ {líng shí}

1. midnight
2. zero hour

零食 ling⁴ sik⁶ {líng shí}

1. between-meal nibbles
2. snacks

零星 ling⁴ sing¹ {líng xīng}

1. fragmentary
2. random
3. bits and pieces
4. sporadic

零數〔-数〕 ling⁴ sou³ {líng shù}

the part of a number which is discarded when rounding down

零頭〔-头〕 ling⁴ tau² {líng tóu}

1. odd
2. scrap
3. remainder

零和 ling⁴ wo⁴ {líng hé}

zero-sum (game, in economics etc)

零雜〔-杂〕 ling⁴ zaap⁶ {líng zá}

1. bit and pieces
2. small odds and ends

零嘴 ling⁴ zeoi² {líng zuǐ}

1. nibbles
2. snacks between meals

零族 ling⁴ zuk⁶ {líng zú}

1. lit. zero group
2. another word for the inert or noble gases 惰性氣體

零售價〔--价〕 ling⁴ sau⁶ gaa³ {líng shòu jià}

retail price

零備件〔-备-〕 ling⁴ bei⁶ gin² {líng bèi jiàn}

1. spare part
2. component

零部件 ling⁴ bou⁶ gin² {líng bù jiàn}

1. spare part
2. component

零點能〔-点-〕 ling⁴ dim² nang⁴ {líng diǎn néng}

zero-point energy (quantum mechanical vacuum effect)

零點五〔-点-〕 ling⁴ dim² ng⁵ {líng diǎn wǔ}

1. zero point five, 0.5
2. one half

零花錢〔--钱〕 ling⁴ faa¹ cin² {líng huā qián}

1. pocket money
2. allowance

零基礎〔--础〕 ling⁴ gei¹ co² {líng jī chǔ}

1. from scratch
2. from basics

零起點〔--点〕 ling⁴ hei² dim² {líng qǐ diǎn}

1. from zero
2. from scratch
3. beginners' (course)
4. for beginners

零容忍 ling⁴ jung⁴ jan² {líng róng rěn}

zero tolerance

零用錢〔--钱〕 ling⁴ jung⁶ cin² {líng yòng qián}

pocket money

零用金 ling⁴ jung⁶ gam¹ {líng yòng jīn}

petty cash

零距離〔--离〕 ling⁴ keoi⁵ lei⁴ {líng jù lí}

1. zero distance
2. face-to-face

零曲率 ling⁴ kuk¹ leot² {líng qū lǜ}

1. zero curvature
2. flat

零缺點〔--点〕 ling⁴ kyut³ dim² {líng quē diǎn}

1. zero defect
2. faultless
3. impeccable

零陵區〔--区〕 ling⁴ ling⁴ keoi¹ {Líng líng qū}

Lingling district of Yongzhou city 永州市, Hunan

零售店 ling⁴ sau⁶ dim³ {líng shòu diàn}

1. shop
2. retail store

零售商 ling⁴ sau⁶ soeng¹ {líng shòu shāng}

1. retailer
2. shopkeeper
3. retail merchant

零聲母〔-声-〕 ling⁴ sing¹ mou⁵ {líng shēng mǔ}

1. absence of initial consonant
2. a Chinese syllable having no initial consonant (starting directly with the medial vowel)

零零林林 ling⁴ ling⁴ lam⁴ lam⁴ {líng líng lín lín}

quickly; swiftly

零星落索 ling⁴ sing¹ lok⁶ sok³ {líng xīng luò suǒ}

messy; scattered (spoken)

零八憲章〔--宪-〕 ling⁴ baat³ hin³ zoeng¹ {líng bā xiàn zhāng}

Charter 08, PRC pro-democracy petition of December 2008

零打碎敲 ling⁴ daa² seoi³ haau¹ {líng dǎ suì qiāo}

to do things in bits and pieces (idiom); piecemeal work

零點定理〔-点--〕 ling⁴ dim² ding⁶ lei⁵ {líng diǎn dìng lǐ}

1. Hilbert's zeros theorem (math.)
2. Nullstellensatz

零功率堆 ling⁴ gung¹ leot² deoi¹ {líng gōng lǜ duī}

zero power reactor

零敲碎打 ling⁴ haau¹ seoi³ daa² {líng qiāo suì dǎ}

to do things in bits and pieces (idiom); piecemeal work

零日漏洞 ling⁴ jat⁶ lau⁶ dung⁶ {líng rì lòu dòng}

zero-day vulnerability (computing)

零零星星 ling⁴ ling⁴ sing¹ sing¹ {líng líng xīng xīng}

1. odd
2. piecemeal
3. fragmentary

零和博弈 ling⁴ wo⁴ bok³ jik⁶ {líng hé bó yì}

zero-sum game (economics)

零等待狀態〔---状态〕 ling⁴ dang² doi⁶ zong⁶ taai³ {líng děng dài zhuàng tài}

zero wait state (computing)