give change; make change
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to give change; to make change; to exchange money for smaller denominations
Commonly used in commercial transactions when a customer pays with a large bill and receives smaller denominations or coins back. In northern Chinese dialects, often pronounced with the 儿化音 (érhuà) as 找零儿 (zhǎo língr).
Shāng商
chǎng场
yìng硬
bì币
zhǔn准
bèi备
bù不
zú足
，
zhǎo找
líng零
chéng成
le了
nán难
tí题
。
The shopping mall didn't prepare enough coins, so making change became a difficult problem.
Qǐng请
shāo稍
děng等
，
wǒ我
xū需
yào要
zhǎo找
líng零
。
Please wait a moment, I need to get your change.
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Xiàn现
zài在
shǒu手
jī机
zhī支
fù付
hěn很
fāng方
biàn便
，
bù不
yòng用
zhǎo找
líng零
le了
。
Mobile payment is very convenient now, so there's no need to make change.
Shōu收
yín银
yuán员
zhǎo找
líng零
shí时
chū出
le了
cuò错
。
The cashier made a mistake while giving change.