HSK 4 · Nature

森林 sēnlín “forest” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 森林 means

  1. forest

Measure word 片 piàn · 一片森林 yí piàn sēnlín

How to say 森林

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale森sēn1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale林lín2nd tone, rising

森林 in a sentence

  1. 我每天都去森林散步。

    Wǒ měitiān dōu qù sēnlín sànbù.

    I go for a walk in the forest every day.

    Sentence #402228 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 这个森林里有很多小鸟。

    Zhè ge sēnlín lǐ yǒu hěn duō xiǎoniǎo.

    There are many birds in this forest.

    Sentence #8715017 from Tatoeba

  3. 小男孩在森林中迷路了。

    Xiǎo nánhái zài sēnlín zhōng mílù le.

    The little boy got lost in the forest.

    Sentence #364848 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 森林 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 森 (sēn) with each of its parts in a different colour
森sēndensely wooded
  • 木tree · mù
  • 木tree · mù
  • 木tree · mù
The character 林 (lín) with each of its parts in a different colour
林línwoods; forest
  • 木tree · mù
  • 木tree · mù

How to write 森林

森 12 strokes · 林 8 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

森林 (sēnlín) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 森林 (sēnlín). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 森林

Words with 林

园林yuánlín · gardens

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FAQs

森林 (sēnlín) means “forest”. It is an HSK 4 word.
Say it sēnlín: sēn with a 1st tone, then lín with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 森林 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Use 片 (piàn). For example, one forest is 一片森林 (yí piàn sēnlín).
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type senlin with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 森林 from the suggestions. Typing senlin into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
森林 is an HSK 4 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.