零散

língsǎn
adjective #35,134

Meanings

  1. 1 scattered
  2. 2 fragmented
  3. 3 piecemeal
  4. 4 sporadic

Examples

Zhuō shàng bǎi zhe língsǎn de wénjiàn.
Scattered documents lay on the desk.
Wǒ zhǐ yǒu língsǎn de shíjiān néng yòng lái xuéxí.
I only have fragmented bits of time available for studying.

Tips

usage
零散 emphasizes that things are dispersed and not consolidated — scattered notes, fragmented free time, piecemeal information. Compare with 分散 (fēnsàn, dispersed/decentralized, often deliberate) and (sǎnluàn, in disarray).

Stroke Order

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sàn