HSK 5 · Objects

零件 língjiàn “part” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 零件 means

  1. part
  2. component

How to say 零件

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale零líng2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale件jiàn4th tone, falling

零件 in a sentence

  1. 这台机器坏了一个零件。

    Zhè tái jīqì huài le yí ge língjiàn.

    A part in this machine is broken.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 这些零件都是从德国进口的。

    Zhèxiē língjiàn dōu shì cóng Déguó jìnkǒu de.

    These parts are all imported from Germany.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 零件 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 零 (líng) with each of its parts in a different colour
零língzero
  • 雨rain · yǔMeaning part
  • 令command · língSound part

雨 hints at the meaning (rain); 令 (líng) hints at the sound. Compare it with líng.

The character 件 (jiàn) with each of its parts in a different colour
件jiànitem
  • 亻person form of 人 · rén
  • 牛cow · niú

Memory aidAn old explanation: a person 亻 dividing an ox 牛 into pieces: an item, one of many.

How to write 零件

零 13 strokes · 件 6 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

零件 (língjiàn) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 零件 (língjiàn). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 零件

Words with 零

零líng · zero零钱língqián · change (of money)零食língshí · between-meal nibbles零星língxīng · scattered

Words with 件

件jiàn · measure word for clothes邮件yóujiàn · mail电子邮件diànzǐ yóujiàn · email条件tiáojiàn · condition文件wénjiàn · document证件zhèngjiàn · certificate软件ruǎnjiàn · (computer) software硬件yìngjiàn · hardware案件ànjiàn · legal case稿件gǎojiàn · manuscript

More words: Objects & Materials

剪刀jiǎndāo · scissors胶水jiāoshuǐ · glue金属jīnshǔ · metal铃líng · (small) bell木头mùtou · wood盆pén · basin墙qiáng · wall圈quān · circle

FAQs

零件 (língjiàn) means “part” or “component”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it língjiàn: líng with a 2nd tone, then jiàn with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 零件 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type lingjian with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 零件 from the suggestions. Typing lingjian into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
零件 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.