单丝不成线，独木不成林

dān sī bù chéng xiàn , dú mù bù chéng lín

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Definitions

  1. 1. one strand does not make a thread, one tree does not make a forest (idiom)

Child Words of 单丝不成线，独木不成林

不
bù

no; not so

不成
bù chéng

won't do

单
dān

bill

成
chéng

to succeed

独
dú

alone

丝
sī

silk

线
xiàn

thread

木
mù

(bound form) tree

林
lín

woods

独木不成林
dú mù bù chéng lín

a lone tree does not make a forest (idiom)