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森林

sēn lín · sen lin

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HSK 4Measure word: 片 piàn

Meaning

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  1. forest
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Our little forest

  1. Dengdeng

    这个(zhège)公园(gōngyuán)的(de)树(shù)好(hǎo)多(duō)，像(xiàng)一个(yīgè)小(xiǎo)森林(sēnlín)。

    This park has so many trees. It is like a small forest.

  2. Liangliang

    对(duì)，我(wǒ)觉得(juéde)空气(kōngqì)也(yě)不一样(bùyīyàng)了(le)。

    Yes, I feel the air is different too.

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)去(qù)真(zhēn)的(de)森林(sēnlín)看看(kànkan)。

    I want to go see a real forest.

  4. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)森林(sēnlín)里(lǐ)没有(méiyǒu)咖啡店(kāfēidiàn)。

    But there is no coffee shop in the forest.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)还是(háishi)在(zài)这里(zhèlǐ)喝(hē)咖啡(kāfēi)吧(ba)。

    Then let us drink coffee here.

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01

他(tā)在(zài)森(sēn)林(lín)中(zhōng)迷(mí)了(le)路(lù)。

He lost his way in the woods.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

从(cóng)前(qián)有(yǒu)个(gè)侏(zhū)儒(rú)住(zhù)在(zài)森(sēn)林(lín)里(lǐ)。

Once upon a time there was a dwarf that lived in the forest.

Tatoeba: Chinese by egg0073 · English by kate15 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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