零散
líng sǎn
Pinyin

Definition

零散
 - 
líng sǎn
  1. scattered

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

散
sàn
  1. 1 variant of 散[sàn]
散步
sàn bù
  1. 1 to take a walk
  2. 2 to go for a walk
散发
sàn fā
  1. 1 to distribute
  2. 2 to emit
  3. 3 to issue
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
零下
líng xià
  1. 1 below zero
零食
líng shí
  1. 1 between-meal nibbles
  2. 2 snacks
零点
líng diǎn
  1. 1 midnight
  2. 2 to order à la carte
  3. 3 (math.) zero of a function
不欢而散
bù huān ér sàn
  1. 1 to part on bad terms
  2. 2 (of a meeting etc) to break up in discord
不见不散
bù jiàn bù sàn
  1. 1 lit. Even if we don't see each other, don't give up and leave (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. Be sure to wait!
  3. 3 See you there!
凋零
diāo líng
  1. 1 withered
  2. 2 wilted
  3. 3 to wither
  4. 4 to fade
  5. 5 to decay
分散
fēn sàn
  1. 1 to scatter
  2. 2 to disperse
  3. 3 to distribute
吹散
chuī sàn
  1. 1 to disperse
失散
shī sàn
  1. 1 to lose touch with
  2. 2 missing
  3. 3 scattered
  4. 4 separated from
孤零零
gū líng líng
  1. 1 lone
  2. 2 isolated and without help
  3. 3 all alone
  4. 4 solitary
懒散
lǎn sǎn
  1. 1 inactive
  2. 2 careless
  3. 3 lazy
  4. 4 indolent
  5. 5 negligent
打散
dǎ sàn
  1. 1 to scatter
  2. 2 to break sth up
  3. 3 to beat (an egg)
拆散
chāi sàn
  1. 1 to break up (a marriage, family etc)
扩散
kuò sàn
  1. 1 to spread
  2. 2 to proliferate
  3. 3 to diffuse
  4. 4 spread
  5. 5 proliferation
  6. 6 diffusion
散伙
sàn huǒ
  1. 1 to disband
  2. 2 (of a partnership, group etc) to break up
散布
sàn bù
  1. 1 to disseminate

Idioms (20)

一哄而散
yī hōng ér sàn
  1. 1 to disperse in confusion (idiom)
一拍两散
yī pāi liǎng sàn
  1. 1 (of marriage or business partners) to break up (idiom)
  2. 2 to separate
一盘散沙
yī pán sǎn shā
  1. 1 lit. like a sheet of loose sand
  2. 2 fig. unable to cooperate (idiom)
七零八落
qī líng bā luò
  1. 1 (idiom) everything broken and in disorder
不见不散
bù jiàn bù sàn
  1. 1 lit. Even if we don't see each other, don't give up and leave (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. Be sure to wait!
  3. 3 See you there!
作鸟兽散
zuò niǎo shòu sàn
  1. 1 lit. scatter like birds and beasts (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to head off in various directions
  3. 3 to flee helter-skelter
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
千里搭长棚，没有不散的宴席
qiān lǐ dā cháng péng , méi yǒu bù sàn de yàn xí
  1. 1 even if you build a thousand-league awning for it, every banquet must come to an end (idiom)
四海飘零
sì hǎi piāo líng
  1. 1 drifting aimlessly all over the place (idiom)
天下没有不散的筵席
tiān xià méi yǒu bù sàn de yán xí
  1. 1 all good things must come to an end (idiom)
好聚好散
hǎo jù hǎo sàn
  1. 1 to part without hard feelings (idiom)
  2. 2 to cut the knot as smoothly as you tied it
如鸟兽散
rú niǎo shòu sàn
  1. 1 to scatter like birds and beasts (idiom)
  2. 2 to flee in all directions
妻离子散
qī lí zǐ sàn
  1. 1 a family wrenched apart (idiom)
感激涕零
gǎn jī tì líng
  1. 1 to shed tears of gratitude (idiom); moved to tears
披头散发
pī tóu sàn fà
  1. 1 with dishevelled hair (idiom)
  2. 2 with one's hair down
散兵游勇
sǎn bīng yóu yǒng
  1. 1 lit. straggling and disbanded soldiers (idiom); fig. disorganized uncoordinated action
散心解闷
sàn xīn jiě mèn
  1. 1 to divert one's mind from boredom (idiom)
树倒猢狲散
shù dǎo hú sūn sàn
  1. 1 When the tree topples the monkeys scatter. (idiom); fig. an opportunist abandons an unfavorable cause
  2. 2 Rats leave a sinking ship.
琴剑飘零
qín jiàn piāo líng
  1. 1 floating between zither and sword (idiom); fig. wandering aimlessly with no tenured position
尽欢而散
jìn huān ér sàn
  1. 1 to disperse after a happy time (idiom)
  2. 2 everyone enjoys themselves to the full then party breaks up

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