零碎
líng suì
Pinyin

Definition

零碎
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líng suì
  1. scattered and fragmentary
  2. scraps
  3. odds and ends

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

suì
  1. 1 to break down
  2. 2 to break into pieces
  3. 3 fragmentary
líng
  1. 1 zero
  2. 2 nought
  3. 3 zero sign
  4. 4 fractional
  5. 5 fragmentary
  6. 6 odd (of numbers)
  7. 7 (placed between two numbers to indicate a smaller quantity followed by a larger one)
  8. 8 fraction
  9. 9 (in mathematics) remainder (after division)
  10. 10 extra
  11. 11 to wither and fall
  12. 12 to wither
líng xià
  1. 1 below zero
líng shí
  1. 1 between-meal nibbles
  2. 2 snacks
diāo líng
  1. 1 withered
  2. 2 wilted
  3. 3 to wither
  4. 4 to fade
  5. 5 to decay
qiē suì
  1. 1 to chop
xīn suì
  1. 1 heartbroken
  2. 2 extreme depth of sorrow
dǎ suì
  1. 1 to shatter
  2. 2 to smash
  3. 3 to break into pieces
dǎo suì
  1. 1 to pound into pieces
  2. 2 to mash
zhī lí pò suì
  1. 1 scattered and smashed (idiom)
tì líng
  1. 1 to shed tears
  2. 2 to weep
suǒ suì
  1. 1 trifling
  2. 2 trivial
  3. 3 tedious
  4. 4 inconsequential
pò suì
  1. 1 to smash to pieces
  2. 2 to shatter
suì piàn
  1. 1 chip
  2. 2 fragment
  3. 3 splinter
  4. 4 tatter
fěn suì
  1. 1 to crush
  2. 2 to smash
  3. 3 to shatter
fěn shēn suì gǔ
  1. 1 lit. torn body and crushed bones (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to die horribly
  3. 3 to sacrifice one's life
líng jiàn
  1. 1 part
  2. 2 component
líng shòu
  1. 1 to retail
  2. 2 to sell individually or in small quantities
líng shòu diàn
  1. 1 shop
  2. 2 retail store
líng dù
  1. 1 zero degree

Idioms (11)

七零八落
qī líng bā luò
  1. 1 (idiom) everything broken and in disorder
化整为零
huà zhěng wéi líng
  1. 1 to break up the whole into pieces (idiom); dealing with things one by one
  2. 2 divide and conquer
四海飘零
sì hǎi piāo líng
  1. 1 drifting aimlessly all over the place (idiom)
宁为玉碎,不为瓦全
nìng wéi yù suì , bù wéi wǎ quán
  1. 1 Better broken jade than intact tile.
  2. 2 Death is preferable to dishonor. (idiom)
感激涕零
gǎn jī tì líng
  1. 1 to shed tears of gratitude (idiom); moved to tears
支离破碎
zhī lí pò suì
  1. 1 scattered and smashed (idiom)
琴剑飘零
qín jiàn piāo líng
  1. 1 floating between zither and sword (idiom); fig. wandering aimlessly with no tenured position
碎心裂胆
suì xīn liè dǎn
  1. 1 in mortal fear (idiom)
粉身碎骨
fěn shēn suì gǔ
  1. 1 lit. torn body and crushed bones (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to die horribly
  3. 3 to sacrifice one's life
零打碎敲
líng dǎ suì qiāo
  1. 1 to do things in bits and pieces (idiom); piecemeal work
零敲碎打
líng qiāo suì dǎ
  1. 1 to do things in bits and pieces (idiom); piecemeal work

Sample Sentences

我个人觉得学习语言没有捷径。主要看你愿不愿意在学习上花更多的时间和精力。有的人可能会说我工作实在太忙,挤不出大块儿的时间学习。但其实我们完全可以利用零碎的时间去记生词、写汉字。
wǒ gèrén juéde xuéxí yǔyán méiyǒu jiéjìng 。zhǔyào kàn nǐ yuàn bù yuànyì zài xuéxí shàng huā gèngduō de shíjiān hé jīnglì 。yǒude rén kěnéng huì shuō wǒ gōngzuò shízài tài máng ,jǐ bù chū dàkuàir de shíjiān xuéxí 。dàn qíshí wǒmen wánquán kěyǐ lìyòng língsuì de shíjiān qù jì shēngcí 、xiě hànzì 。
Personally, I feel that there are no shortcuts to learning a language. It mainly depends on whether you are willing to spend more time and effort studying. Some people may say that I am really too busy with work and couldn't find a large chunk of time to study. But actually I can use scraps of time here and there to remember new words and write characters.
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