零头

零頭

língtóu

noun #30,822

Meanings

1 odd amount left over
2 remainder
3 fractional part (of a sum)
4 small change

Characters

zero, fragmentary

Examples

这点钱只是个零头，不值一提。

Zhè diǎn qián zhǐ shì ge língtóu, bù zhí yì tí.

This bit of money is just a remainder, not worth mentioning.

一共三百零五块，零头我就不要了。

Yígòng sān bǎi líng wǔ kuài, língtóu wǒ jiù bú yào le.

It's three hundred and five yuan total — I'll skip the change.

Tips

usage

零头 is the leftover bit after a round number — the "5" in "305". In shops, people often say 零头不要了 ("forget the small change") when rounding the price down as a courtesy. Don't confuse with 零钱 ("loose change/coins"), which refers to physical small currency.

Stroke Order

零 líng

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