Usage of the character 零

zero
nought
zero sign
fractional
fragmentary
odd (of numbers)
(placed between two numbers to indicate a smaller quantity followed by a larger one)
fraction
(in mathematics) remainder (after division)
extra
to wither and fall
to wither

língzú

零族

[零族]

lit. zero group
another word for the inert or noble gases 惰性氣體／惰性气体

língdiǎn

零点

[零點]

midnight
to order à la carte
(math.) zero of a function

língxià

零下

[零下]

below zero

língshù

零数

[零數]

the part of a number which is discarded when rounding down

piāolíng

漂零

[漂零]

variant of 飄零／飘零 (piāolíng)

Línglíng

零陵

[零陵]

Lingling district of Yongzhou city 永州市 ( Yǒngzhōushì), Hunan

fēilíng

非零

[非零]

nonzero

língchī

零吃

[零吃]

(coll.) snack food

jìnlíng

近零

[近零]

close to zero

guīlíng

归零

[歸零]

to reset to zero
(fig.) to start again from scratch; to go back to square one

língdīng

零丁

[零丁]

variant of 伶仃 (língdīng)

língdān

零担

[零擔]

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

línghào

零号

[零號]

(slang) bottom (in a homosexual relationship)

língxīng

零星

[零星]

fragmentary; piecemeal; in bits and pieces
sporadic; scattered

língzuǐ

零嘴

[零嘴]

nibbles
snacks between meals

língyòng

零用

[零用]

incidental expenses
sundries
pocket money

mǒlíng

抹零

[抹零]

(of a seller) to round down the fractional part of a bill

shílíng

拾零

[拾零]

to pick up bits
to collect scrap material
tidbits
gleanings (used as gossip)

línggōng

零工

[零工]

temporary job; odd job

língsuì

零碎

[零碎]

scattered and fragmentary
scraps
odds and ends

língluò

零落

[零落]

withered and fallen
scattered
sporadic

língsǎn

零散

[零散]

scattered

piāolíng

飘零

[飄零]

to fall and wither (like autumn leaves)
(fig.) drifting and homeless

língtóu

零头

[零頭]

odd
scrap
remainder

diāolíng

凋零

[凋零]

withered
wilted
to wither
to fade
to decay

língzá

零杂

[零雜]

bit and pieces
small odds and ends

língqián

零钱

[零錢]

change (of money)
small change
pocket money

língjiàn

零件

[零件]

part
component

tìlíng

涕零

[涕零]

to shed tears
to weep

língde

零的

[零的]

small change

língshí

零食

[零食]

between-meal nibbles
snacks

jīlíng

畸零

[畸零]

fractional part of a real number
odd fractional remnant
lone person
solitary

língmǎi

零买

[零買]

to buy detail
to buy one at a time

língluàn

零乱

[零亂]

in disorder
a complete mess

línghé

零和

[零和]

zero-sum (game, in economics etc)

diāolíng

雕零

[雕零]

variant of 凋零 (diāolíng)

língdù

零度

[零度]

zero degree

língshòu

零售

[零售]

to retail
to sell individually or in small quantities

jìnglíng

净零

[淨零]

net zero (net-zero carbon emissions)

língshí

零时

[零時]

midnight
zero hour

língrì

零日

[零日]

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

zhǎolíng

找零

[找零]

to give change
change money

qīnglíng

清零

[清零]

to restore sth to its initial state
to reset (an odometer etc)
to empty (a bank account)
to eradicate (a disease)
(computing) to clear (memory)
to zero (a hard drive)

língyòngqián

零用钱

[零用錢]

pocket money
allowance
spending money

língbèijiàn

零备件

[零備件]

spare part
component

gūlínglíng

孤零零

[孤零零]

lone
isolated and without help
all alone
solitary

língquēdiǎn

零缺点

[零缺點]

zero defect
faultless
impeccable

língdiǎnwǔ

零点五

[零點五]

zero point five, 0.5
one half

jiǔlínghòu

九零后

[九零後]

90s generation

língshòushāng

零售商

[零售商]

retailer
shopkeeper
retail merchant

língróngrěn

零容忍

[零容忍]

zero tolerance

língshòudiàn

零售店

[零售店]

shop
retail store

língjīchǔ

零基础

[零基礎]

no prior study (in an area of learning)

língzár

零杂儿

[零雜兒]

erhua variant of 零雜／零杂 (língzá)

língqūlü

零曲率

[零曲率]

zero curvature
flat

língdiǎnnéng

零点能

[零點能]

zero-point energy (quantum mechanical vacuum effect)

língfèiqì

零废弃

[零廢棄]

zero waste

Guīlíngdì

归零地

[歸零地]

Ground Zero

língjùlí

零距离

[零距離]

zero distance
face-to-face

língyòngjīn

零用金

[零用金]

petty cash

línghuāqián

零花钱

[零花錢]

pocket money
allowance

língshēngmǔ

零声母

[零聲母]

(Chinese linguistics) zero initial (the initial of a syllable that does not begin with a consonant)

língqǐdiǎn

零起点

[零起點]

from zero
from scratch
beginners' (course)
for beginners

língbùjiàn

零部件

[零部件]

spare part; component

Línglíngqū

零陵区

[零陵區]

Lingling district of Yongzhou city 永州市 ( Yǒngzhōushì), Hunan

juéduìlíngdù

绝对零度

[絕對零度]

absolute zero

sìhǎipiāolíng

四海飘零

[四海飄零]

drifting aimlessly all over the place (idiom)

línggōngjīngjì

零工经济

[零工經濟]

gig economy

línghàobìngrén

零号病人

[零號病人]

(epidemiology) patient zero

língrìlòudòng

零日漏洞

[零日漏洞]

zero-day vulnerability (computing)

língqiāosuìdǎ

零敲碎打

[零敲碎打]

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

dìmiànlíngdiǎn

地面零点

[地面零點]

ground zero

línghébóyì

零和博弈

[零和博弈]

zero-sum game (economics)

gōnggònglíngdiǎn

公共零点

[公共零點]

common zeros (of system of equations)

dīngling-dānglāng

丁零当啷

[丁零噹啷]

(onom.) sound of a bell: ding-a-ling

qīlíngbāluò

七零八落

[七零八落]

(idiom) everything broken and in disorder

cónglíngkāishǐ

从零开始

[從零開始]

to start from scratch

língdiǎndìnglǐ

零点定理

[零點定理]

Hilbert's zeros theorem (math.)
Nullstellensatz

línggōnglüduī

零功率堆

[零功率堆]

zero power reactor

gūkǔlíngdīng

孤苦零丁

[孤苦零丁]

variant of 孤苦伶仃 (gūkǔlíngdīng)

huàzhěngwéilíng

化整为零

[化整為零]

to break up the whole into pieces (idiom); dealing with things one by one
divide and conquer

qīlíngbāsuì

七零八碎

[七零八碎]

bits and pieces
scattered fragments

qínjiànpiāolíng

琴剑飘零

[琴劍飄零]

floating between zither and sword (idiom); fig. wandering aimlessly with no tenured position

gǎnjītìlíng

感激涕零

[感激涕零]

to shed tears of gratitude (idiom); moved to tears

dòngtàiqīnglíng

动态清零

[動態清零]

zero-COVID (policy)

Dìmiàn Língdiǎn

地面零点

[地面零點]

Ground Zero (refers to the site of the World Trade Center destroyed in 9-11-2001 attack)

Língbā Xiànzhāng

零八宪章

[零八憲章]

Charter 08, PRC pro-democracy petition of December 2008

línglíngxīngxīng

零零星星

[零零星星]

odd
piecemeal
fragmentary

jīlínggǒusuì

鸡零狗碎

[雞零狗碎]

in pieces

língdǎsuìqiāo

零打碎敲

[零打碎敲]

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

Yīqiān Líng Yī Yè

一千零一夜

[一千零一夜]

The Book of One Thousand and One Nights

língděngdàizhuàngtài

零等待状态

[零等待狀態]

zero wait state (computing)