林带 (lín dài) — forest belt, shelterbelt (a linear strip of trees planted for wind protection or ecological purposes)

Definition

A linear strip of trees planted as a barrier — for windbreak, sand-fixing, or farmland protection, not a natural forest.

noun
forest beltshelterbelt (a linear strip of trees planted for wind protection or ecological purposes)
Measure word · 条

Examples

  • 林带。
    Zhè tiáo lín dài kě yǐ fáng fēng gù shā.
    This forest belt can prevent wind and stabilize sand.
  • 林带。
    Chéng shì zhōu wéi jiàn le hěn duō lín dài.
    Many forest belts have been built around the city.
  • 林带。
    lín dài Duì bǎo hù nóng tián fēi cháng zhòng yào.
    Forest belts are very important for protecting farmland.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

林línforest
带dàibelt

林 is forest and 带 is a belt-like strip; together they name a linear belt of trees.

Characters in this word

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

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

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 帶; 带 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 帶 was drawn as a woven belt; the simplified 带 is a later shorthand.

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