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林

lín · lin/Lín · lin

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Meaning

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lín 林

  1. (bound form) woods; forest
  2. (bound form) circle(s) (i.e. specific group of people)
  3. (bound form) a collection (of similar things)

Lín 林

  1. surname Lin
  2. Japanese surname Hayashi

In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)片(piàn)林(lín)子(zi)里(lǐ)住(zhù)着(zhe)很(hěn)多(duō)鸟(niǎo)。

Many birds live in this patch of woods.

02

林(lín)老(lǎo)师(shī)今(jīn)天(tiān)没(méi)来(lái)上(shàng)课(kè)。

Teacher Lin didn't come to class today.

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