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丛林

cóng lín · cong lin

Traditional 叢林

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. jungle
  2. thicket
  3. forest
  4. Buddhist monastery
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In a conversation

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Concrete jungle

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)昨天(zuótiān)看(kàn)了(le)一(yī)部(bù)丛林(cónglín)电影(diànyǐng)。

    Yesterday I watched a jungle movie.

  2. Dengdeng

    丛林(cónglín)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)什么(shénme)？

    What's in the jungle?

  3. Liangliang

    有(yǒu)大象(dàxiàng)，有(yǒu)猴子(hóuzi)，还有(háiyǒu)很(hěn)大(dà)的(de)蛇(shé)。

    Elephants, monkeys, and very big snakes.

  4. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)的(de)城市(chéngshì)也(yě)是(shì)丛林(cónglín)，不过(bùguò)是(shì)水泥(shuǐní)丛林(cónglín)。

    Our city is a jungle too, but a concrete one.

  5. Liangliang

    对(duì)，这个(zhège)丛林(cónglín)里(lǐ)的(de)“动物(dòngwù)”都(dōu)在(zài)抢(qiǎng)地铁(dìtiě)座位(zuòwèi)。

    Right, and the animals in this jungle are all fighting for subway seats.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)写(xiě)了(le)一(yì)本(běn)关(guān)于(yú)丛(cóng)林(lín)冒(mào)险(xiǎn)的(de)书(shū)。

He wrote a book about a jungle adventure.

Tatoeba: Chinese by vicch · English by weihaiping · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)们(men)往(wǎng)下(xià)看(kàn)，是(shì)一(yí)片(piàn)水(shuǐ)泥(ní)丛(cóng)林(lín)。

Looking down, we saw a concrete jungle.

Tatoeba: Chinese by cienias · English by sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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