零星

língxīng

adjective HSK 7-9 #28,475

Meanings

HSK 3

今天有零星小雨，出门带伞。

Jīntiān yǒu língxīng xiǎoyǔ, chūmén dài sǎn.

There will be sporadic light rain today - bring an umbrella when you go out.

HSK 7-9

他只有零星的记忆，想不起事件的全貌。

Tā zhǐyǒu língxīng de jìyì, xiǎng bù qǐ shìjiàn de quánmào.

He only has scattered memories and cannot recall the full picture of the event.

memory

零 means 'odd; scattered; remainder' and 星 means 'star'. Scattered stars in the sky, a vivid image for sporadic, isolated occurrences.

零 líng

星 xīng