scattered around ⇒ 屋子里七零八落地放着一些书。 Wūzi li qī líng bā luò de fàngzhe yīxiē shū. → Books were scattered around the room.
感激涕零
shed tears of gratitude
零敲碎打
do things in bits and pieces ⇒ 我建议你把作业一次做完,别零敲碎打。 Wǒ jiànyì nǐ bǎ zuòyè yī cì zuòwán, bié líng qiāo suì dǎ. → I suggest that you finish your homework in one go — don't do it in bits and pieces.
English translation of '零'
零
(líng)
名
(= 零数) zero
(= 零头) odd
⇒ 她年纪七十有零。 (Tā niánjì qīshí yǒu líng.) She's seventy-odd years old.
形
(= 零碎的) odd
⇒ 零活 (línghuó) odd jobs pl
⇒ 零钱 (língqián) small change
(= 部分的) spare
⇒ 零件 (língjiàn) spare parts pl
动
wither
⇒ 凋零 (diāolíng) wither and fall
数
⇒ 两年零三个月 (liǎng nián líng sān gè yuè) two years and three months