獨木不成林 dú mù bù chéng lín

one cannot accomplish much on one's own

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. one cannot accomplish much on one's own
  2. 2. a lone tree does not make a forest (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
獨 dú
alone; only; independent
木 mù HSK 5
tree; wood; wooden
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
成 chéng HSK 3
to become; to succeed; to complete
林 lín HSK 4
woods; forest; surname Lin