护林 (hù lín) — to protect a forest; forest protection
Definition
A verb-noun compound: 护 'protect' + 林 'forest'. Used as an activity or policy ('forest protection', 'forest patrol') rather than for one-off actions; 护林员 = forest ranger.
verb
to protect a forestforest protection
Examples
- 护林。Tā dāng hù lín yuán yǐ jīng èr shí nián le.He has been a forest ranger for twenty years.
- ，。Qù nián tā hù guò sān cì lín, měi cì bàn gè yuè.He did forest patrol three times last year, half a month each time.
- 护林，。Zhè piàn shān qū xū yào cháng qī hù lín, fáng zhǐ huǒ zāi.This mountainous area requires long-term forest protection to prevent fires.
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