# 零钱 (língqián)

In Mandarin Chinese, 零钱 (língqián) means “small change; pocket money”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: small change; pocket money
- Pinyin: língqián (ling2 qian2)
- Traditional: 零錢
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 4

## Examples

- 我口袋里没零钱，用手机付吧。
  Wǒ kǒudài lǐ méi língqián, yòng shǒujī fù ba.
  I don't have small change in my pocket; I'll pay by phone.

## Characters

- [零](https://hanziro.com/word/ling-zero/) (líng): zero
- [钱](https://hanziro.com/word/qian-money/) (qián): money

https://hanziro.com/word/ling-qian-small-change/

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