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林野

línyě
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 forested wilderness
  2. 2 woods and open country
  3. 3 (figurative) a hermit's retreat / life outside officialdom

Examples

他厌倦了官场，归隐林野。
Tā yànjuàn le guānchǎng, guīyǐn línyě.
Tired of officialdom, he retreated to the forests and fields.
清晨的林野寂静无声。
Qīngchén de línyě jìjìng wúshēng.
The early-morning woodland was silent.

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林野 is literary. In classical texts it often functions as a metonym for the life of a recluse (compare 林泉, 山野). Everyday modern Chinese uses 森林, 野外, or 山林 instead.

Stroke Order

林 lín
野 yě