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林

lín · lin/Lín · lin

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Meaning

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lín 林

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

Lín 林

surname Lin
Japanese surname Hayashi

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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.

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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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.