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- 零花钱
零花钱
líng huā qián
Meaning
- pocket money
Definition
零用钱，指个人日常小额开支的钱。
Pocket money, small amount of money for daily expenses.
Usage
通常指父母给孩子的零用钱，或自己用于小开销的钱。
Usually refers to money given by parents to children, or money for small personal expenses.
Examples
- 1 妈妈每周给我50元零花钱。 (Mom gives me 50 yuan pocket money every week.)
- 2 他用零花钱买了新文具。 (He used his pocket money to buy new stationery.)
- 3 我每月把一部分零花钱存起来。 (I save part of my pocket money each month.)
- 4 零花钱不够，他只好向爸爸借。 (His pocket money was not enough, so he had to borrow from dad.)
- 5 孩子们要学会合理使用零花钱。 (Children should learn to use pocket money wisely.)
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