林区 (lín qū) — forest region, woodland area

Definition

noun
forest regionwoodland area

Examples

  • 林区
    Zhè ge lín qū de miàn jī hěn dà, shì yě shēng dòng wù de jiā yuán.
    This forest region is very large and is home to wild animals.
  • 林区
    Zhèng fǔ chū tái le bǎo hù lín qū de xīn zhèng cè.
    The government has introduced new policies to protect the forest region.
  • 林区
    Dāng dì de jū mín zhǔ yào yī kào lín qū fā zhǎn lǚ yóu jīng jì.
    Local residents mainly rely on the forest region to develop tourism.

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.

línforest
area

林 means forest and 区 means area, so together they name an area covered with forest.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 區; 区 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 區 is made from 匸 and 品; the simplified 区 is a shorthand.

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