林子 (lín zi) — woods; grove; forest (colloquial)

Definition

Colloquial word for a small wood or grove — more everyday than the literary 树林, and smaller in scale than 森林 ('forest').

noun

woodsgroveforest (colloquial)

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林子。
Zhè piàn lín zi lǐ yǒu hěn duō niǎo.
There are many birds in these woods.
林子。
Tā men zǒu jìn lín zi shēn chù qù tàn xiǎn.
They went deep into the forest to explore.
林子。
lín zi Lǐ de kōng qì tè bié xīn xiān.
The air in the woods is especially fresh.

Derived word

构词法gòucífǎ

后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

子zǐcolloquial noun ending

林子 is 林 (woods) with 子 forming a colloquial word for a grove; 子 itself adds no independent meaning.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

木木林

林 is made of two 木 (tree) placed side by side, showing many trees together, hence a forest.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

子 is drawn as a baby with a large head, arms stretched out, and legs wrapped in a blanket.

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