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  • 1

    n.small change; money of small denominations

    • qǐng bǎ zhè kuài huàn chéng líng qián

      20零钱

      Please give me small change for this twenty yuan.

    • wǒ méi yǒu líng qián le

      没有零钱

      I have no small change.

    • nín néng gěi wǒ diǎn líng qián ma

      零钱

      Could you give me small change?

  • 2

    n.pocket/spending money; allowance

    • gěi hái zi men yī xiē líng qián

      孩子一些零钱

      Give children some pocket money.

    • wǒ yī gè yuè huā bù liǎo duō shǎo líng qián

      多少零钱

      I spend very little of my monthly allowance.

    • qióng rén jiā de hái zi méi yǒu duō shǎo líng qián

      穷人孩子没有多少零钱

      Poor children don't have much change.

  • 3

    n.tips; gratuities; earnings of servants, waiters, etc., over and above their formal wages

    • xué shēng men cháng yòng kòng xián shí jiān zhèng líng qián

      学生空闲时间零钱

      Students often earn change in their spare time.

    • wǒ zài kè xià jiān zhí zhèng líng qián

      兼职零钱

      I work part-time after class to earn change.

    • tā zài jià qī dǎ gōng zǎn líng qián

      假期打工零钱

      He worked during the holidays to save change.

Word usage

  • Note
    "零钱" is relative to "整钱". If 1 yuan is used as "整", then money counted by "jiao" and "fen" can be called "零钱"; if 10 yuan is used as "整", then the money less than 10 yuan is called "零钱".