lín

(bound form) woods; forest

surname Lin; Japanese surname Hayashi; (bound form) circle(s) (i.e. specific group of people); (bound form) a collection (of similar things)

tree (木) + tree (木) = a grove of trees

Two trees side by side evoke a grove — enough trees to form a cluster, but not yet the overwhelming density of 森. The doubling signals plurality and collective growth.

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山上有一片茂密的树

shān shang yǒu yī piàn màomì de shùlín。

On the mountain there is a dense stretch of woods.

他在艺中已经有了一定的名气。

tā zài yìlín zhōng yǐjīng yǒu le yīdìng de míngqi。

He has already gained a certain reputation in artistic circles.

Words with 林

林地

lín dì

woodland

造林

zào lín

forestation

都伯林

dū bó lín

also written 都柏林

都柏林

dū bó lín

Dublin, capital of Ireland

酒池肉林

jiǔ chí ròu lín

lakes of wine and forests of meat (idiom); debauchery

重新造林

chóng xīn zào lín

reforestation

金色林鸲

jīn sè lín qú

(bird species of China) golden bush robin (Tarsiger chrysaeus)

针叶林

zhēn yè lín

needle-leaved forest

钩嘴林鵙

gōu zuǐ lín jú

(bird species of China) large woodshrike (Tephrodornis virgatus)

锡林浩特

xī lín hào tè

see 錫林浩特市|锡林浩特市[Xi1 lin2 hao4 te4 Shi4]

锡林浩特市

xī lín hào tè shì

Xilinhot, a county-level city in Xilingol League 錫林郭勒盟|锡林郭勒盟[Xi1 lin2 guo1 le4 Meng2], Inner Mongolia

锡林郭勒

xī lín guō lè

see 錫林郭勒盟|锡林郭勒盟[Xi1 lin2 guo1 le4 Meng2]

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