零花钱 línghuāqián pocket money
pocket money; allowance
How to remember 零花钱: 零 zero + 花 flower + 钱 money = pocket money.
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How it is used
- Pocket money or allowance, typically given to children or students.
- 给孩子零花钱 (give a child an allowance), 攒零花钱 (save up pocket money).
- Casual, family-oriented vocabulary - not used for adult salaries or business expenses.
- Often shortened informally to just 零花 in some regions, though 零花钱 is the standard full form.