林中 (lín zhōng) — in the forest, amid the woods | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

in the forestamid the woods

Examples

林中。
Tā men zài lín zhōng sàn bù.
They are taking a walk in the forest.
林中。
lín zhōng Yǒu yí zuò xiǎo mù wū.
There is a small wooden cabin in the forest.
林中。
Niǎo r zài lín zhōng gē chàng.
Birds are singing in the forest.

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.

中zhōnginside

林 forest and 中 inside combine to mean in the forest.

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

木木林

木木mùtree
木木mùtree

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.

The original picture showed a flagpole with a drum in the middle, set up in the center of a field.

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