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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

零 [líng]
  1. 1. noun [零数] zero
  2. 2. noun [零头] odd
    她年纪七十有零。
    She's seventy-odd years old.
  3. 3. adjective [零碎的] [pl] odd
    零活
    odd jobs
    零钱
    small change
  4. 4. adjective [部分的] [pl] spare
    零件
    spare parts
  5. 5. verb [部分的] wither
    凋零
    wither and fall
  6. 6. conjunction [部分的]
    两年零三个月
    two years and three months
    五元零二分
    five yuan two fen

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

零 [líng]
  1. 1. adjective fragmentary; fractional
    你有零钱吗？
    这种纸都是一本一本的，没有零的。
    This kind of paper comes in pads; there are no individual sheets.
    你留着整的吧，把零的给我。
  2. 2. noun fragment; fraction
    把零儿去了，就要个整儿。
    Round off that fraction to a whole number.
  3. 3. numeral in expressions of time, age, money, weight, etc., used between two different denominations, even when these are consecutive if the excess is to be emphasized
    你的车在八点零五分到北京。
    我只剩下一个月零一天就过生日了。
    我在这个公司工作了一年零三十天。
    五点零一分（5∶01）
    five oh one
    一岁零五个月
    one year and five months old
    一年零三天
    one year and three days
  4. 4. numeral representing a final or a medial zero in serial numbers or in designations of years, in which each digit is spoken separately; now usually replaced by ○
    现在是凌晨零点。
    一九八零年或一九八○年
    (the year) 1980 (nineteen eighty)
    二零五号或二○五号
    No. 205 (number two-oh-five)
  5. 5. numeral the number or figure ○; nought; zero; nil;O,o
    最后的答案是零点五。
    我们的工作从零开始。
    零比零
    no score; love all
    上半场的比分是二比零。
    The score at half-time was two-nil (or two-nothing).
    我在这方面的知识几乎等于零。
    My knowledge of the subject is practically nil.
    一比零的比分保持到了最后。
    他在这次考试中得了零分。
    我家的门牌号是三零七。
  6. 6. numeral the lowest point on a thermometer; zero
    摄氏零下十度10
    10 degrees below zero centigrade; minus 10 degrees centigrade
    零上(下)五度
    five degrees above (below) zero
    凌晨温度降到了零下二十度。
  7. 7. verb withered
    凋零
    (of flowers and plants) wither

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

零 [líng]
  1. 1. 动 (雨、露、眼泪等)落下
    感激涕零。
  2. 2. 动 (草木的花叶)枯萎下落
    零落
    飘零
    凋零。
  3. 3. 形 分散的;细碎的
    化整为零
    零件
    零卖。
  4. 4. 名 不够一定单位的零碎数量;整数以外的尾数
    年纪七十有零
    零头
    零数。
  5. 5. 数 a)用于表示质量、长度、时间、年岁等两位数中间,表示单位较高的量下附有单位较低的量
    五斤零六两
    三点零一刻
    一岁零五个月
    一丈零二尺
    一年零十天。
  6. 6. b)表示小于任何正数，大于任何负数的数。
    三减三等于零
    我的医学知识几乎等于零。
  7. 7. c)在大写汉字数字中表示数的空位
    叄仟柒佰零伍圆整。
  8. 8. d)某些量度的计算起点
    零下五度
    零点二十分。
  9. 9. 不能简化为"另"。
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Examples

我在物理学方面的知识，几乎等于零。
My knowledge of physics is practically nil. → 几乎
这种纸都是一本一本的，没有零的。
This kind of paper comes in pads; there are no individual sheets. → 零
我在这方面的知识几乎等于零。
My knowledge of the subject is practically nil. → 零
上半场的比分是二比零。
The score at half-time was two-nil (or two-nothing). → 零
本厂主要经营压延金属和小五金零配件加工业务。 → 压延
你留着整的吧，把零的给我。 → 零
我们的工作从零开始。 → 零
我只想买这套茶具中的杯子, 但是他们不拆零出售。
I only want to buy the cups in this tea set, but they don't sell it part by part. → 拆卖
这种零配件随处可以买到。
These spare parts can be bought everywhere. → 零配件
这个小市场专门批零各种饰品。
This small marketplace specializes in the wholesale and retail of all kinds of ornaments. → 批零
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