Writing
零星 (líng xīng) — how to say "scattered" in Chinese
零星
Scattered, sporadic, fragmentary
adjective
Character composition
零
zero, fractional
星
star
Radicals / Keys
日
Sun
#72 · rì · 4 strokes
雨
Rain
#173 · yǔ · 8 strokes
Collocations
零星消息
líng xīng xiāo xi
scattered information
Examples
今天早上只有零星几个人来开会。
Only a few scattered people came to the meeting this morning.
有零星小雨。
There is scattered light rain.
Frequently asked questions
Scattered meaning in Chinese
"scattered" in Chinese is 零星 (líng xīng).
Ling xing meaning in Chinese
零星 (líng xīng) means "Scattered, sporadic, fragmentary".
How is 零星 pronounced?
It is pronounced líng xīng (written as ling xing, lingxing). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "scattered" in Chinese characters?
It is written 零星: 零 has 13 strokes, 星 has 9 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 零星?
零星 belongs to the HSK 6 vocabulary list.
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