Chinese word

抹零

Pronunciation

Pinyinmǒ líng

Meaning

  • verbround down

Example

店里可以抹零，不用找零钱。diàn lǐ ké yǐ mǒ líng bú yòng zhǎo líng qián

The store can round down the total, so there is no need to give change.

Illustration for 抹零 (round down)

More examples

我没零钱，老板就帮我抹零了。wǒ méi líng qián láo bǎn jiù bāng wǒ mǒ líng le

I didn't have any change, so the owner rounded down for me.

Core concept

A small leftover on a bill is wiped away, leaving a whole-number total.

Common phrases

  • 能不能抹零néng bù néng mǒ líng

    can you round down

  • 请店家抹零qǐng diàn jiā mǒ líng

    ask the shop to round down

  • 店员会抹零diàn yuán huì mǒ líng

    the clerk will round down

Similar words

不找零bù zhǎo líng: Accept payment without giving back the small amount that would normally be due as change.
去尾数qù wěi shù: Remove the trailing digits from a number or money amount.
抹去零头mǒ qù líng tóu: Remove the fractional remainder from a payment total to make it a whole number.

Definition in Chinese

口语动词，表示收款方在结算时将账单的零钱部分按整数处理，不回找零也不额外收取，从而加快付款流程，多用于小额买卖的日常对话。kóu yǔ dòng cí biǎo shì shōu kuǎn fāng zài jié suàn shí jiāng zhàng dān de líng qián bù fèn àn zhěng shù chú lǐ bù huí zhǎo líng yě bù é wài shōu qǔ cóng ér jiā kuài fù kuǎn liú chéng duō yòng yú xiǎo é mǎi mài de rì cháng duì huà

Word origin

抹 (mǒ, "wipe away") + 零 (líng, "remainder") literally suggests wiping away the leftover amount, which gives the word its checkout meaning.

Usage tips

  • The subject is normally the seller or cashier, because the shop gives up the small remainder; it does not mean that a customer rounds a payment on their own.

Other meanings

  • waive the odd amountverb
  • skip the changeverb

Opposites

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