丛
林

Jungle in Chinese: 丛林 (cóng lín)

cóng lín

jungle

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 叢林1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1jungle
  2. 2thicket
  3. 3forest
  4. 4Buddhist monastery

Stroke order

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丛
林

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ㄘㄨㄥˊ

cóng

ㄘ/ cㄨ/ uㄥ/ engˊ/ second tone

ㄌㄧㄣˊ

lín

ㄌ/ lㄧ/ iㄣ/ enˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

丛林

Simplified

叢林

Traditional

Example sentences

See 丛林 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 这片丛林里住着很多野生动物。

    zhè piàn cóng lín lǐ zhù zhe hěn duō yě shēng dòng wù。

    Many wild animals live in this jungle.

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Related words

森林

sēn lín

forest

树林

shù lín

woods

园林

yuán lín

gardens

穆斯林

mù sī lín

Muslim

少林寺

shào lín sì

Shaolin Temple, Buddhist monastery famous for its kung fu monks

凑

còu

to gather together, pool or collect

凑合

còu he

to bring together

凑巧

còu qiǎo

fortuitously

粗暴

cū bào

rough

粗糙

cū cāo

crude

粗略

cū lüè

rough (not precise or accurate)

粗鲁

cū lǔ

coarse

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