English–Chinese
“zero” in Chinese
How to say “zero” in Chinese
“Zero” in Chinese is 零 (líng).
A gap in a count where no units stand, also suggesting only a few scattered pieces.
Example sentences with 零
现在是零点。xiàn zài shì líng diǎn
It is midnight now.
Tips for using 零
- In a Chinese number, an internal zero is read aloud, but ending zeros are usually left unspoken, so 1200 is read as one thousand two hundred.