找头 (zhǎo tou) — change (money returned as the difference between payment and cost)
Definition
Colloquial word for the change (money) a cashier returns to you after you pay. Mostly used in everyday speech; in writing or formal contexts 零钱 is more common.
noun
change (money returned as the difference between payment and cost)
Examples
- 找头。Fú wù yuán bǎ zhǎo tou fàng zài zhuō shàng le.The waiter put the change on the table.
- 找头，。Zhè zhāng chāo piào méi yǒu zhǎo tou, wǒ yào huàn yì zhāng.This bill has no change needed; I want to exchange it for another.
- 找头，。Zhè shì nǐ de zhǎo tou, qǐng shōu hǎo.Here is your change, please keep it.
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