零头 (líng tóu) — odd change; leftover amount (of money or material)

Définition

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)

Exemples

  • 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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