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  • 1

    v.spend money on minor purchases; small incidental expenses

    • zhè yuán nǐ liú zhe líng yòng ba

      200零用

      Keep this 200- yuan note for small and incidental purchases.

    • kuài qián dōu líng yòng wán le

      20零用

      Twenty yuan was all spent on minor purchases.

    • zhè shì gěi tā líng yòng de

      零用

      This is for her to use as spending money.

  • 2

    n.pocket/spending money; allowance

    • nǐ men yǐ jīng fù le xué fèi suǒ yǐ zhǐ xū dài yī xiē líng yòng

      你们已经学费所以一些零用

      You've paid your tuition, so you only need to take some pocket money with you.

    • wǒ yī diǎn r líng yòng dōu méi yǒu le

      一点儿零用没有

      I haven't any pocket money about me.

    • nǐ rú guǒ quē líng yòng jiù lái wǒ zhè lǐ ná ba

      如果零用这里

      If you are short of ready money, you can get some from me.