林子

línzi

noun #13,854

Measure Word

一片林子 piàn

Meanings

1 woods; grove; forest

Characters

Examples

林子大了，什么鸟都有。

Línzi dà le, shénme niǎo dōu yǒu.

In a big forest, you'll find all kinds of birds. (It takes all sorts.)

他们在林子里迷了路。

Tāmen zài línzi lǐ mí le lù.

They got lost in the woods.

Tips

culture

The saying 林子大了什么鸟都有 (a big forest has all kinds of birds) is used to comment on encountering odd or unpleasant people -- similar to 'it takes all sorts.'

Stroke Order

林 lín

子 zǐ