森林
sēn lín
Pinyin

Definition

森林
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sēn lín
  1. forest
  2. CL:片[piàn]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

吉林
Jí lín
  1. 1 Jilin province (Kirin) in northeast China, abbr. 吉, capital 長春|长春
  2. 2 also Jilin prefecture-level city, Jilin province
少林寺
Shào lín Sì
  1. 1 Shaolin Temple, Buddhist monastery famous for its kung fu monks
林
Lín
  1. 1 surname Lin
  2. 2 Japanese surname Hayashi
林黛玉
Lín Dài yù
  1. 1 Lin Daiyu, female character in The Dream of Red Mansions, cousin and thwarted lover of Jia Baoyu 賈寶玉|贾宝玉
桂林
Guì lín
  1. 1 Guilin prefecture-level city in Guangxi

Idioms (7)

单丝不成线，独木不成林
dān sī bù chéng xiàn , dú mù bù chéng lín
  1. 1 one strand does not make a thread, one tree does not make a forest (idiom)
封沙育林
fēng shā yù lín
  1. 1 to plant trees in order to stabilize sand (idiom)
杞梓之林
Qǐ zǐ zhī lín
  1. 1 forest of wolfberry and catalpa (Lycium chinense and Catalpa ovata, idiom); fig. great quantity of talent
林子大了，什么鸟都有
lín zi dà le , shén me niǎo dōu yǒu
  1. 1 it takes all sorts (to make a world) (idiom)
独木不成林
dú mù bù chéng lín
  1. 1 a lone tree does not make a forest (idiom)
  2. 2 one cannot accomplish much on one's own

Sample Sentences

那我就来科普一下了，SDR货币篮子里头原来有，美元、欧元、英镑、日元这四种货币。它是在二战后的布雷顿森林体系出现危机后应运而生的新的货币体系。
nà wǒ jiù lái kēpǔ yīxià le ，SDR huòbì lánzi lǐtóu yuánlái yǒu ，měiyuán 、Ōuyuán 、yīngbàng 、rìyuán zhè sì zhǒng huòbì 。tā shì zài èrzhàn hòu de bùléidùnsēnlín tǐxì chūxiàn wēijī hòu yīngyùnérshēng de xīn de huòbì tǐxì 。
OK, I'll give you a lesson in popular economics. The SDR currencies basket originally included four currencies, the US dollar, the Euro, the British Pound and the yen. It was a new currency system that took root in the wake of the crisis in the Bretton Woods system after World War II.
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其次按照生肖来起名，十二生肖为，鼠牛虎兔龙蛇马羊猴鸡狗猪，里面有生活在森林草地的动物，有生活在山岩峭壁的动物。
qícì ànzhào shēngxiào lái qǐmíng ，shí èr shēngxiào wèi ，shǔ niú hǔ tù lóng shé mǎ yáng hóu jī gǒu zhū ，lǐmiàn yǒu shēnghuó zài sēnlín cǎodì de dòngwù ，yǒu shēnghuó zài shānyán qiàobì de dòngwù 。
Then you name them using the 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac. The twelve animals are, the rat, the ox, the tiger, the rabbit, the dragon, the snake, the horse, the goat, the monkey, the rooster, the dog and the pig. Among them all there are those that live in the forest, those that live in the meadows and those that live in among the mountains.
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抗议！抗议！停建工厂、还我森林！停建工厂、还我森林！
kàngyì ！kàngyì ！tíng jiàn gōngchǎng 、huán wǒ sēnlín ！tíng jiàn gōngchǎng 、huán wǒ sēnlín ！
Protest! Protest! Stop construction! Return our forest! Stop construction! Return our forest!
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叔叔阿姨们，森林公园到了。大家下车吧。
shūshu āyí men ，sēnlín gōngyuán dào le 。dàjiā xiàchē ba 。
Ladies and Gentlemen, we've arrived at the forest park. Everyone please get off the bus.
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万一走丢了，也别急。我们11点在景点的南大门集合。是11点，森林公园的南大门，都记住了吗？
wànyī zǒudiū le ，yě bié jí 。wǒmen shí yī diǎn zài jǐngdiǎn de nándàmén jíhé 。shì shí yī diǎn ，sēnlín gōngyuán de nándàmén ，dōu jìzhù le ma ？
If you get lost, don't worry. We'll meet again at 11 o'clock at the South Gate of the scenic site. That's 11 o'clock, the South Gate of the forest park, got it?
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小尤心想：“五木？朝阳区？五木？难道是森林，森林公园？那具体时间和具体地点呢？”
Xiǎo Yóu xīnxiǎng ：“wǔmù ？Cháoyáng qū ？wǔmù ？nándào shì sēnlín ，Sēnlín gōngyuán ？nà jùtǐ shíjiān hé jùtǐ dìdiǎn ne ？”
Xiao You thought, “Wumu? Chaoyang District? Five woods? Could it be a forest? Forest Park? What’s the exact time and exact location, though?”
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第二天，小裁缝去森林里杀巨人了。他很快就在一棵大树下发现了他们。这时候，他们正睡得香。他灵机一动，抓了一些石头放进口袋里。然后爬到了树上。接着，他朝其中一个巨人砸了几块石头。
dì èr tiān ，xiǎo cáiféng qù sēnlín lǐ shā jùrén le 。tā hěnkuài jiù zài yī kē dà shù xià fāxiàn le tāmen 。zhèshíhòu ，tāmen zhèng shuì de xiāng 。tā língjīyīdòng ，zhuā le yīxiē shítou fàng jìn kǒudài lǐ 。ránhòu pádào le shùshang 。jiē zhe ，tā cháo qízhōng yī gè jùrén zá le jǐ kuài shítou 。
The next day, the little tailor went into the forest to kill the giants. He quickly discovered them underneath a great tree. At this time, they were sleeping deeply. Then he suddenly had an idea, and grabbed some rocks and put them in this pocket. Then he climbed up the tree. Immediately after, he hit one of the giants with several rocks.
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国王告诉小裁缝，如果他能杀死森林里的两个巨人，就可以跟公主结婚。
guówáng gàosu xiǎo cáiféng ，rúguǒ tā néng shā sǐ sēnlín lǐ de liǎng gè jùrén ，jiù kěyǐ gēn gōngzhǔ jiéhūn 。
The king told the little tailor: “If you can kill two of the giants in the forest, then you can marry the princess.”
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我喜欢这个黑森林，我都能闻到黑巧克力的味道。上面还有我最爱的草莓。
wǒ xǐhuan zhè ge hēisēnlín ，wǒ dōu néng wén dào hēi qiǎokèlì de wèidao 。shàngmian hái yǒu wǒ zuì ài de cǎoméi 。
I like this black forest cake. I can smell the dark chocolate. It's also got strawberries on top, my favorite.
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他不是。他原来是一个王子，住在遥远的西方。那时候，还有一位漂亮的公主。有一天，公主去森林里玩，一不小心，她心爱的小金球掉进了井里。
tā bù shì 。tā yuánlái shì yī ge wángzǐ ，zhù zài yáoyuǎn de xīfāng 。nà shíhou ，háiyǒu yī wèi piàoliang de gōngzhǔ 。yǒu yī tiān ，gōngzhǔ qù sēnlín lǐ wán ，yī bù xiǎoxīn ，tā xīn\'ài de xiǎo jīnqiú diào jìn le jǐng lǐ 。
No, he's not. Originally, he was a prince that lived in a distant Western land. At that time, there was also a beautiful princess. One day, the princess went into the forest to play. While playing, she wasn't careful and her beloved little golden ball fell into the well.
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