scattered; dispersed; sporadic
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesadjective
scattered; dispersed; sporadic
neutralDescribes things or people that are spread out over an area, not gathered in one place. The '•' in 'línɡ•sǎn' indicates this word can be pronounced with a neutral tone on the second syllable (lingsan) in casual speech, but 'líng sǎn' is the standard reading.
Qǐng请
bǎ把
zhè这
xiē些
líng零
sǎn散
de的
cái材
liào料
guī归
bìng并
zài在
yī一
qǐ起
。
Please consolidate these scattered materials.
Zhuō桌
zi子
shàng上
líng零
sǎn散
de地
fàng放
zhe着
jǐ几
běn本
shū书
。
Several books are lying scattered on the table.
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Nà那
èr二
shí十
duō多
hù户
rén人
jiā家
líng零
líng零
sǎn散
sǎn散
de地
fēn分
bù布
zài在
jǐ几
gè个
shān山
gōu沟
lǐ里
。
Those twenty-some households are scattered across several mountain valleys.
Zhè这
gè个
háng行
yè业
de的
gōng工
zuò作
jī机
huì会
bǐ比
jiào较
líng零
sǎn散
。
Job opportunities in this industry are quite sporadic.
Tā他
shōu收
jí集
le了
yī一
xiē些
líng零
sǎn散
de的
gǔ古
qián钱
bì币
。
He collected some scattered ancient coins.