林 lín

forest, grove; surname

HSK 4 #364

DEFINITIONS

  • forest, grove
  • surname
  • surname Lin
  • Japanese surname Hayashi
  • woods
  • forest
  • CL:片[pian4]
  • circle(s) (i.e. specific group of people)
  • a collection (of similar things)

STROKES

WORDS

加特林 jiā tè lín Gatling (name); Richard J. Gatling (1818-1903), inventor of the Gatling gun
只见树木不见森林 zhǐ jiàn shù mù bù jiàn sēn lín unable to see the wood for the trees; fig. only able to see isolated details, and not the bigger picture
哥布林 gē bù lín goblin (loanword)
布林迪西 bù lín dí xī Brindisi, port city on southeast heel of Italy
杏林 xìng lín forest of apricot trees; fig. honorific term for fine doctor (cf Dr Dong Feng 董奉, 3rd century AD, asked his patients to plant apricot trees instead of paying fees); Xinglin district of Xiamen city (renamed Haicang 海沧区 in 2003)
林园 lín yuán Linyuan township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan
林场 lín chǎng forestry station; forest management area
林林总总 lín lín zǒng zǒng in great abundance; numerous
林火 lín huǒ forest fire
林茨 lín cí Linz (city in Austria)
桂林 guì lín Guilin prefecture-level city in Guangxi
次生林 cì shēng lín secondary growth of forest
法兰克林 fǎ lán kè lín Franklin (name); Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
皮克林 pí kè lín Pickering (name)
菲林 fēi lín (dialect) film (loanword); roll of film
西林 xī lín Xilin county in Baise 百色[Bai3 se4], Guangxi; Xilin district of Yichun city 伊春市[Yi1 chun1 shi4], Heilongjiang
造林 zào lín forestation
针叶林 zhēn yè lín needle-leaved forest
三北防护林 sān běi fáng hù lín Green Wall of China, a massive afforestation program on the eastern margin of the Gobi Desert aimed at stopping the desert's expansion, started in 1978 and planned to be completed by 2050
三北防護林 sān běi fáng hù lín Green Wall of China, a massive afforestation program on the eastern margin of the Gobi Desert aimed at stopping the desert's expansion, started in 1978 and planned to be completed by 2050
上林县 shàng lín xiàn Shanglin county in Nanning 南寧|南宁[Nan2 ning2], Guangxi
上林縣 shàng lín xiàn Shanglin county in Nanning 南寧|南宁[Nan2 ning2], Guangxi
中国林蛙 zhōng guó lín wā Chinese brown frog (Rana chensinensis)
中國林蛙 zhōng guó lín wā Chinese brown frog (Rana chensinensis)
二林 èr lín Erhlin town in Changhua county 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhang1 hua4 xian4], Taiwan
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