林木 (lín mù) — forest, woods (collectively); forest trees (as individuals or as a resource)

Definition

A formal, written term: 'forest trees' (the trees themselves as a resource) or 'forest' as a collective. More technical than 森林, which is the everyday word for 'forest'.

noun
forestwoods (collectively)forest trees (as individuals or as a resource)

Examples

  • 林木，。
    Zhè piàn lín mù bǎo hù dé hěn hǎo, bù xǔ luàn kǎn làn fá.
    This forest is well protected — no indiscriminate logging is allowed.
  • 林木，。
    Dāng dì de lín mù zī yuán fēi cháng fēng fù, shì hé fā zhǎn mù cái jiā gōng yè.
    The forest resources there are very abundant, suitable for developing the timber processing industry.
  • ，林木，。
    Huǒ zāi guò hòu, dà piàn de lín mù bèi shāo huǐ, lìng rén tòng xīn.
    After the fire, large tracts of forest trees were burned down, which is heartbreaking.

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
木mùtree

林 means forest and 木 means trees, giving trees in a forest or woods collectively.

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.

Open 林 →

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

木 is drawn as a tree, with branches above and roots below.

Open 木 →

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