林立

línlì

verb #49,623

Meanings

1 to stand in great numbers, like trees in a forest
2 to crowd an area

Characters

forest; like a forest

Examples

HSK 4

这座城市的河边工厂林立，污染十分严重。

Zhè zuò chéngshì de hébiān gōngchǎng línlì, wūrǎn shífēn yánzhòng.

Factories crowd the riverbanks of this city, and the pollution is severe.

HSK 5

市中心商店林立，非常热闹。

Shìzhōngxīn shāngdiàn línlì, fēicháng rènao.

Shops crowd the city centre, and it's always bustling.

Tips

usage

The things come first and 林立 follows: 高楼林立 (high-rises everywhere), 商店林立, 寺庙林立. It suggests many tall or upright things packed close together, like a forest.

Stroke Order

林 lín

立 lì