líng
standard
In pinyin "zero" is líng (零). Another written form is 〇, which people use for numbers like years.
In phone numbers and room numbers many speakers read "1" as yāo and "0" as líng. A year such as 2024 is read digit by digit as èr líng èr sì nián.
Meaning: the number zero (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
Say líng with a rising tone, close to "ling".
Did you know?
- In spoken digits Chinese says yāo for 1 so it will not be confused with qī (7).
Examples in context
- Èr líng èr sì nián.The year 2024.
- Wǒ de fángjiān shì yāo líng sān.My room is 103.
- Líng dù yǐxià.Below zero degrees.
Example conversation
Shu gives her phone number to Peng at a shop in Chengdu.
- ShuWǒ de hàomǎ shì yāo sān líng.My number is one three zero.
- PengYāo sān líng?One three zero?
- ShuDuì.Right.
