How to say “grove” in Chinese
grove, woods
“Grove” in Chinese is 树林, shù lín: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
树林 is read shù 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
On the left, 木 “tree”.
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 “树林”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 树林. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我们去树林里走走吧wǒmenqùshùlínlizǒuzoubaLet's go for a walk in the grove.
- 我家后面有一片小树林wǒjiāhòumiànyǒuyípiànxiǎoshùlínThere's a small grove behind my house.
More words from the lesson “Forest and trees”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “grove” in Chinese?
“Grove” in Chinese is 树林, pinyin shùlín.
What does 树林 mean?
树林 (shùlín) means “grove, woods”.
How do you write 树林?
树林 is 2 characters: 树 (shù) — tree; 林 (lín) — woods, grove. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 树林?
树林 is read shùlín. Tones: shù — fourth tone, lín — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“grove” 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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