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丛林

cónglín

jungle; dense forest

Dense jungle with vines and a bird on a branch
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Characters in this word

丛 cóng

Strokes
5
Radical
一 — one
Made of
从 from, by, since, whence, through 一 one
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

林 lín

Strokes
8
Radical
木 — tree
Made of
木 tree 木 tree
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 林

Example phrases

  • 科考队穿过潮湿的丛林,记录沿途罕见植物的分布。 Kēkǎo duì chuānguò cháoshī de cónglín, jìlù yántú hǎnjiàn zhíwù de fēnbù. The scientific expedition crossed the damp jungle and recorded the distribution of rare plants along the way.
  • 他在丛林里迷了路,天黑前才找到出口。 Tā zài cónglín lǐ mí le lù, tiān hēi qián cái zhǎodào chūkǒu. He got lost in the jungle and only found the way out before dark.
  • 丛林里住着许多我们没见过的鸟和昆虫。 Cónglín lǐ zhù zhe xǔduō wǒmen méi jiànguo de niǎo hé kūnchóng. Many birds and insects we have never seen live in the jungle.

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