Chinese word

树林

Pronunciation

Pinyinshù lín

Meaning

  • nounwoods

Example

我们下午去树林里散步吧。wǒ men xià wǔ qù shù lín lǐ sàn bù ba

Let's go for a walk in the woods this afternoon.

Illustration for 树林 (woods)

More examples

小孩子在树林里捉迷藏。xiǎo hái zi zài shù lín lǐ zhuō mí cáng

The children are playing hide-and-seek in the woods.

Core concept

A walkable cluster of trees in an everyday outdoor setting, larger than a few trees but smaller and less wild than a vast forest.

Common phrases

  • 在树林里zài shù lín lǐ

    in the woods

  • 穿过树林chuān guò shù lín

    pass through the woods

  • 小树林xiǎo shù lín

    small grove

Similar words

森林sēn lín: A broad natural area covered with many trees.
林lín: A small wooded area where trees grow close together.

Definition in Chinese

较小的树木聚集区，常见于公园、道路两侧或郊外，可供人进入活动或休憩，不指广袤原始林地。jiào xiǎo de shù mù jù jí qū cháng jiàn yú gōng yuán dào lù liǎng cè huò jiāo wài kě gōng rén jìn rù huó dòng huò xiū qì bù zhǐ guǎng mào yuán shǐ lín dì

Word origin

树 (shù, "tree") + 林 (lín, "woods") forms a compound that presents the place as a group of trees.

Usage tips

  • Chinese does not mark this noun for number, so context or a measure phrase identifies whether one wooded area or several are meant.

Other meanings

  • forestnoun

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