零星 (líng xīng) — scattered; sporadic; fragmentary
Definition
Describes things that are scattered and few — like occasional income or fragmentary impressions. Pairs as an adjective (零星的 + noun); for truly random/chaotic patterns use 乱 or 随机, and for small loose pieces see 零碎.
adjective
scatteredsporadicfragmentary
Examples
- 零星。Chuāng wài piāo zhe líng xīng de xuě huā.Scattered snowflakes are drifting outside the window.
- ，零星。Guān yú nà cì lǚ xíng, wǒ zhǐ yǒu yì xiē líng xīng yìn xiàng.I only have a few fragmentary impressions of that trip.
- 零星。Tā kào dǎ líng gōng huò dé líng xīng shōu rù.He gets sporadic income from doing odd jobs.
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