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Chinese dictionary
- 1
adj.fragmentary; odd
这节课,我只记了零星笔记。
I only took a few notes in this class.
他整理了零星材料。
He sorted out scraps of material.
关于这个案件,只有零星证据。
There is only fragmentary evidence about the case.
- 2
adj.scattered
外面下着零星小雨。
It was raining patchy.
零星的暴力事件在这里时有发生。
Sporadic violence has broken out here.
关于这件事,只有零星的记载。
There are only scattered accounts of the event.
synonym
Word usage
- Note"零星" is different from "零碎" and "零散". "零碎" means incompleteness, and has noun usage; "零星" means the small number; "零散" means the scattered state.
- Reduplication"零星" can be reduplicated, for example: "零零星星".
只有零零星星的证据证实这个理论。
There is only fragmentary evidence to support this theory.