零钱 língqián▶ Uang receh

Stroke order

零钱 is written in 23 strokes across 2 characters.

• 零 — 13 strokes
• 钱 — 10 strokes

Senses

1. change (of money)
2. small change
3. pocket money

Example sentences

• 我身上没有零钱了。Wǒ shēnshang méiyǒu língqián le.I do not have any small change on me.
• 请问您有零钱可以换吗？Qǐngwèn nín yǒu língqián kěyǐ huàn ma?Excuse me, do you have small change I could exchange?

Related words

• 零件Suku cadang
• 零食camilan
• 零nol
• 本钱Ibu kota; modal
• 零星Sporadis
• 压岁钱Angpau, uang keberuntungan tahun baru

零钱 is pronounced língqián and means “Uang receh”. This word appears in HSK 4, one level of the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi — the proficiency exam most Chinese courses are built around. Passive recognition of 零钱 arrives quickly and leaves quickly. Active recall is slower to build and far more durable, so LexiTrail keeps returning the word to you at widening intervals rather than on a timer.