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森林

sēnlín
noun HSK 4 #2,763

Measure Word

一片森林 piàn

Meanings

  1. 1 forest

Characters

森
sēn
dense trees; forest
林
lín
woods; grove
林 is two trees (木木), 森 is three trees (木木木). Together = dense forest!

Examples

HSK 4
森林里的空气特别好。
Sēnlín lǐ de kōngqì tèbié hǎo.
The air in the forest is especially good.
HSK 5
我们要保护森林资源。
Wǒmen yào bǎohù sēnlín zīyuán.
We need to protect forest resources.
HSK 6
这片森林有很多野生动物。
Zhè piàn sēnlín yǒu hěnduō yěshēng dòngwù.
This forest has many wild animals.

Tips

usage
木 = one tree, 林 = two trees (a grove), 森 = three trees (dense). 森林 together = a dense forest. Chinese characters can be beautifully logical.

Stroke Order

森 sēn
林 lín