Definition
林 (lín) is a bound morpheme (b.f.) meaning 'forest' or 'woods', used in compounds like 森林 (sēn lín, forest) and 树林 (shù lín, woods). It also extends metaphorically to refer to a circle, group, or collection (e.g. 武林 wǔ lín, martial arts world; 翰林 hàn lín, scholar-official group). Additionally, 林 is a common Chinese surname.
b.f.
forestwoods (used in compound words)a circlegroupor collection (of people or literary works)a surname
Examples
- 。Zhè piàn sēn lín fùgài le shàng wàn mǔ tǔdì.This forest covers over ten thousand mu of land.
- 。Tā zài wǔ lín zhōng hěn yǒu shēngwàng.He is very prestigious in the martial arts world.
- 林。Zhè xiàng yánjiū dédào le lín jiàoshòu de dàlì zhīchí.This research received strong support from Professor Lin.
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