零 líng
“zero; nought; zero sign”
numeral, time wordHSK 1 · 2021 list level 1
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
零 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 112: 零 líng — Level 1; official annotation 1 (数). PDF page 82
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 零
零 means "zero" and is the digit 0, used especially in phone numbers, years, prices, and measurements such as 零度 (zero degrees). In multi-digit numbers it marks an empty place, e.g. 一百零五 (105); the symbol 〇 is also seen in years.
例句Example sentences
- 我的电话号码里有一个零。wǒ de diàn huà hào mǎ lǐ yǒu yí gè líng.There is a zero in my phone number.
- 今天气温是零度。jīn tiān qì wēn shì líng dù.Today the temperature is zero degrees.
- 这个数字是一百零五。zhè ge shù zì shì yì bǎi líng wǔ.This number is one hundred and five.
相关词语Related words
- 零下 líng xià