竹林 (zhú lín) — bamboo forest, bamboo grove

Definition

noun
bamboo forestbamboo grove
Measure word · 片

Examples

  • 竹林。
    Zhè piàn zhú lín lǐ yǒu hěn duō niǎo.
    There are many birds in this bamboo forest.
  • 竹林，。
    Tā men zǒu jìn zhú lín shēn chù, gǎn jué fēi cháng liáng shuǎng.
    They walked deep into the bamboo grove and felt very cool.
  • 竹林。
    zhú lín Shì zhōng guó chuán tǒng wén huà zhōng cháng jiàn de yì xiàng.
    Bamboo forests are a common image in traditional Chinese culture.

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.

竹zhúbamboo
林línforest

竹 names bamboo and 林 names forest, so the word means a bamboo grove.

Characters in this word

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

竹 pictures two bamboo stalks with leaves.

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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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