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零花钱 (líng huā qián): pocket money, spending money

Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 4noun

Word info

Pinyin
Meaning: pocket money, spending money
Characters: 3
Part of speech: noun
HSK level: HSK 4

Full definitions

pocket money
allowance
pocket money
allowance

Chinese explanation

指平常随时可以花用的少量钱，尤其指父母定期给孩子的钱，让孩子自己买零食、文具等小东西。这种钱数额不大，强调可以自由支配，常和攒起来、给、要搭配使用。

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Character breakdown

HSK 1

zero

HSK 2

flower

HSK 1

coin

Example sentences

Mom gives me fifty yuan of allowance every week.

I saved up all my pocket money and bought a new schoolbag.

He used his own pocket money to buy a gift for his younger sister.

I've almost spent all of this month's allowance; I need to be more frugal.

Many children earn pocket money by doing chores.

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