森林

sēn lín

个 gè 片 piàn 座 zuò

HSK 2.0 Level 4 HSK 3.0 Level 4 Noun Common

Definitions

1. forest

Word relationships

Antonyms

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荒漠

huāng mò

desert; desolate wilderness; barren wasteland

荒漠 means desert, the opposite of a forest in terms of ecosystem.

Register variants

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林

lín

woods

林 is a shorter, more formal or literary form of 森林, often used in written language or compound words.

Related words

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树林

shù lín

Shulin city in New Taipei City 新北市[xīn běi shì], Taiwan

树林 refers to woods or a smaller forested area, while 森林 refers to a larger, denser forest.

雨林

yǔ lín

rainforest

雨林 means rainforest, a specific type of forest.

Usage notes

Collocations

Use measure word 片 for forests, as in 一片森林.

Example Sentences

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这片森林里有很多动物。

There are many animals in this forest.

他们去森林里探险。

They went on an adventure in the forest.

科学家在森林里采集植物标本。

The scientist collects plant specimens in the forest.

警察在森林里搜寻失踪的登山者。

The police are searching the forest for the missing hiker.

这片森林犹如仙境。

This forest is like a fairyland.

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Words Containing 森林

布雷顿森林

bù léi dùn sēn lín

Bretton woods conference in 1944 of allied powers, regulating world exchange rates and setting up IMF and world bank

只见树木不见森林

zhǐ jiàn shù mù bù jiàn sēn lín

unable to see the wood for the trees

夹山国家森林公园

jiā shān guó jiā sēn lín gōng yuán

Jiashan National Forest Park in Shimen 石門|石门[shí mén], Changde 常德[cháng dé], Hunan

forestry

forest bathing: spending time in a forest, walking or deep-breathing etc, as therapy (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 森林浴 \shinrin'yoku\)

forest encephalitis

concrete jungle

Black Forest

Black Forest cake

Child Words of 森林

woods

forest