树林

shù lín

CL 片 piàn

HSK 3.0 Level 4 Noun Common

Definitions

1. Shulin city in New Taipei City 新北市[xīn běi shì], Taiwan
2. woods
3. grove
4. forest

Word relationships

Register variants

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• 林子 lín zi 林子 lín zi woods 林子更口语化，树林更常用。: woods

Related words

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• 树丛 shù cóng 树丛 shù cóng thicket 树丛强调密集的灌木或小树丛。: thicket

Synonyms

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• 森林 sēn lín 森林 sēn lín forest 树林通常指较小的树木群，而森林指大面积的树林。: forest

Usage notes

Collocations

树林 is often used with measure word 片, as in 一片树林 (a patch of woods). Avoid using 个 with 树林.

Formality

树林 is the standard neutral term for woods or grove; 林子 is more colloquial, often used in northern dialects.

Example Sentences

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树林 里有很多鸟。

There are many birds in the woods.

那片茂密的 树林 里有许多鸟。

There are many birds in that dense forest.

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Words Containing 树林

• 小树林 小树林 xiǎo shù lín: grove
• 树林市 树林市 shù lín shì: Shulin city in New Taipei City 新北市[xīn běi shì], Taiwan
• 红树林 红树林 hóng shù lín: mangrove forest or swamp

Child Words of 树林

• 树 树 shù: tree
• 林 林 lín: woods