How to say “forest” in Chinese
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“Forest” in Chinese is 森林, sēn lín: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
森林 is read sēn lín: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Three 木 “trees” — a forest. 林 has two.
Two 木 “trees” side by side — a grove. Three make 森, a dense forest.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “森林”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 森林. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 俄罗斯有很多森林。ÉluósīyǒuhěnduōsēnlínRussia has a lot of forests.
- 你家附近有森林吗？nǐjiāfùjìnyǒusēnlínmaIs there a forest near your home?
- 森林里有熊，一个人去很危险。sēnlínliyǒuxióng,yígerénqùhěnwēixiǎnThere are bears in the forest; it's dangerous to go there alone.
- 这片森林受到了严重的破坏。zhèpiànsēnlínshòudàoleyánzhòngdepòhuàiThis forest has been badly damaged.
- 森林受到了破坏sēnlínshòudàolepòhuàiThe forest has been damaged.
More words from the lesson “Forest and trees”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “forest” in Chinese?
“Forest” in Chinese is 森林, pinyin sēnlín.
What does 森林 mean?
森林 (sēnlín) means “forest”.
How do you write 森林?
森林 is 2 characters: 森 (sēn) — forest, thicket; 林 (lín) — woods, grove. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 森林?
森林 is read sēnlín. Tones: sēn — first tone, lín — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“forest” in the lesson “Forest and trees”
This word is from the topic “Nature and weather” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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