一点零 (yī diǎn líng) — (measure word) a little bit, a tiny amount

Definition

一点零 (yī diǎn líng) is a decimal read literally as 'one point zero', used when reading numbers such as 1.0 / 1.05 / 1.08 — the 零 covers the tenths place so 1.05 is read '一点零五', not '一点五'.

classifier
a little bita tiny amount

Examples

  • 一点零，。
    Wǒ jiù chī yī diǎn líng, bú huì chī tài duō.
    I'll just eat a little bit, I won't eat too much.
  • 一点零，。
    Tā zhǐ yǒu yī diǎn líng qián, mǎi bù qǐ nà ge.
    He only has a little bit of money, can't afford that.
  • 一点零，。
    Nǐ zài duō fàng yī diǎn líng yán, wèi dào gèng hǎo.
    Add a little more salt, the taste will be better.

Origin

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

一 is drawn as one horizontal stroke, marking the number one.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 點; 点 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
黑黑hēiblack
Sound part声符shēngfú
占
占zhàn點diǎn(r)
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 點 pairs 黑 (black) with 占 for its sound; the simplified 点 is a later abbreviation.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
雨雨yǔrain
Sound part声符shēngfú
令
令lìng零líng
Same sound today

In 零, the 雨 part depicts thick raindrops falling from the sky; the 令 part gives the sound.

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