zhǎo língdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to give change (after a cash transaction) / the change (money) given back
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Original source entry:

找零 找零 [zhao3 ling2] /to give change (after a cash transaction)/the change (money) given back/

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  • 找
    zhǎo

    to try to find / to look for / to call on sb / to find / to seek / to return / to give change

  • 零
    líng

    zero / nought / zero sign / fractional / fragmentary / odd (of numbers) / (placed between two numbers to indicate a smaller quantity followed by a larger one) / fraction / (in mathematics) remainder (after division) / extra / to wither and fall / to wither

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