零头 (líng tóu) — odd change; leftover amount (of money or material)
Definition
A colloquial noun for the small leftover remainder after a round number — either coins of change or scraps of material. In money contexts it is informal; in material contexts it means leftover bits.
noun
odd changeleftover amount (of money or material)
Examples
- ，零头。Tā zhī shōu le zhěng shù, líng tóu jiù bú yào le.He only collected the round number and didn't want the odd change.
- 零头。Zhè xiē bù liào de líng tóu kě yǐ yòng lái zuò xiǎo dài zi.The leftover scraps of this cloth can be used to make small bags.
- 零头，。Bú yòng zhǎo líng tóu le, shèng xià de xiǎo fèi nǐ ná zhe.Don't bother with the change; keep the rest as a tip.
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