拾零
shí líng
Pinyin

Definition

拾零
 - 
shí líng
  1. to pick up bits
  2. to collect scrap material
  3. tidbits
  4. gleanings (used as gossip)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

收拾
shōu shi
  1. 1 to put in order
  2. 2 to tidy up
  3. 3 to pack
  4. 4 to repair
  5. 5 (coll.) to sort sb out
  6. 6 to fix sb
零
líng
  1. 1 zero
  2. 2 nought
  3. 3 zero sign
  4. 4 fractional
  5. 5 fragmentary
  6. 6 odd (of numbers)
  7. 7 (placed between two numbers to indicate a smaller quantity followed by a larger one)
  8. 8 fraction
  9. 9 (in mathematics) remainder (after division)
  10. 10 extra
  11. 11 to wither and fall
  12. 12 to wither
零食
líng shí
  1. 1 between-meal nibbles
  2. 2 snacks
一发不可收拾
yī fā bù kě shōu shi
  1. 1 once it gets started there's no stopping it
凋零
diāo líng
  1. 1 withered
  2. 2 wilted
  3. 3 to wither
  4. 4 to fade
  5. 5 to decay
拾
shè
  1. 1 to ascend in light steps
涕零
tì líng
  1. 1 to shed tears
  2. 2 to weep
零下
líng xià
  1. 1 below zero
零件
líng jiàn
  1. 1 part
  2. 2 component
零售
líng shòu
  1. 1 to retail
  2. 2 to sell individually or in small quantities
零售店
líng shòu diàn
  1. 1 shop
  2. 2 retail store
零度
líng dù
  1. 1 zero degree
零星
líng xīng
  1. 1 fragmentary
  2. 2 random
  3. 3 bits and pieces
  4. 4 sporadic
零时
líng shí
  1. 1 midnight
  2. 2 zero hour
零点
líng diǎn
  1. 1 midnight
  2. 2 to order à la carte
  3. 3 (math.) zero of a function
飘零
piāo líng
  1. 1 to fall and wither (like autumn leaves)
  2. 2 (fig.) drifting and homeless
一千零一夜
Yī qiān Líng Yī Yè
  1. 1 The Book of One Thousand and One Nights
七零八落
qī líng bā luò
  1. 1 (idiom) everything broken and in disorder
不可收拾
bù kě shōu shí
  1. 1 irremediable
  2. 2 unmanageable
  3. 3 out of hand
  4. 4 hopeless
九零后
jiǔ líng hòu
  1. 1 90s generation

Idioms (16)

七零八落
qī líng bā luò
  1. 1 (idiom) everything broken and in disorder
俯拾皆是
fǔ shí jiē shì
  1. 1 lit. so numerous that one could just bend down and pick them up (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. extremely common
  3. 3 easily available
化整为零
huà zhěng wéi líng
  1. 1 to break up the whole into pieces (idiom); dealing with things one by one
  2. 2 divide and conquer
四海飘零
sì hǎi piāo líng
  1. 1 drifting aimlessly all over the place (idiom)
感激涕零
gǎn jī tì líng
  1. 1 to shed tears of gratitude (idiom); moved to tears
拾人涕唾
shí rén tì tuò
  1. 1 to plagiarize (idiom)
拾人牙慧
shí rén yá huì
  1. 1 to pick up what others say (idiom); to pass off other people's opinions as one's own
  2. 2 to parrot
拾级而上
shè jí ér shàng
  1. 1 to walk slowly up a flight of steps (idiom)
拾遗补缺
shí yí bǔ quē
  1. 1 to remedy omissions and correct errors (idiom)
拾金不昧
shí jīn bù mèi
  1. 1 to pick up money and not hide it (idiom); to return property to its owner
琴剑飘零
qín jiàn piāo líng
  1. 1 floating between zither and sword (idiom); fig. wandering aimlessly with no tenured position
众人拾柴火焰高
zhòng rén shí chái huǒ yàn gāo
  1. 1 when everybody gathers fuel, the flames are higher (idiom)
  2. 2 the more people, the more strength
路不拾遗
lù bù shí yí
  1. 1 lit. no one picks up lost articles in the street (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. honesty prevails throughout society
道不拾遗
dào bù shí yí
  1. 1 lit. no one picks up lost articles in the street (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. honesty prevails throughout society
零打碎敲
líng dǎ suì qiāo
  1. 1 to do things in bits and pieces (idiom); piecemeal work
零敲碎打
líng qiāo suì dǎ
  1. 1 to do things in bits and pieces (idiom); piecemeal work

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