林 [－]

Jyutping lam4
Pinyin lín

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. surname Lin
  2. Japanese surname Hayashi
  3. woods
  4. forest
  5. CL:片[pian4]
  6. circle(s) (i.e. specific group of people)
  7. a collection (of similar things)
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (noun) Chinese surname
  2. woods/forest M: 片piàn [片]/circle(s) (i.e. specific group of people)/a collection (of similar things)/a surname
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語素
    樹木​密集​生​長​嘅​地方
    forest
    • 竹林
      竹林
      zuk1 lam4
      bamboo forest
    • 森林
      森林
      sam1 lam4
      forest
    • 樹林
      树林
      syu6 lam4
      forest
    • 山林
      山林
      saan1 lam4
      mountain forest
    • 林木
      林木
      lam4 muk6
      trees
    • 熱帶雨林
      热带雨林
      jit6 daai3 jyu5 lam4
      tropical rainforest
  2. 名詞、專名
    姓
    a surname, usually transliterated as "Lam"
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    a surname, commonly romanized as Lin, Lim, and Lam
    • 林默娘
      林默娘
      lín mò niáng
      Lin Moniang (a Chinese sea goddess also known by several other names and titles)
    • 林彪
      林彪
      lín biāo
      Lin Biao (a Marshal of the People's Republic of China)
  2. character
    forest; grove; woods
    • 竹林
      竹林
      zhú lín
      bamboo forest
  3. character
    circle; community; group of similar people or things
    • 武林
      武林
      wǔ lín
      martial arts world
  4. character
    forestry
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. forest, grove
  2. surname
  3. Cangjie Input
    DD
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 四级汉字表 #141
  2. HSK3 高等手写字表 #235
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我们去了林中散步。
    我們去了林中散步。
    wǒ men qù le lín zhōng sàn bù 。
    • We went for a walk in the forest.
  2. Mandarin
    他在森林中迷了路。
    他在森林中迷了路。
    tā zài sēn lín zhōng mí le lù 。
    • He lost his way in the woods.
  3. Mandarin
    奥林匹克的起源是什么？
    奧林匹克的起源是什麼？
    ào lín pǐ kè de qǐ yuán shì shén me ？
    • What are the origins of the Olympics?
  4. Mandarin
    柏林墙是在1989年倒塌的。
    柏林牆是在1989年倒塌的。
    bó lín qiáng shì zài 1989 nián dǎo tā de 。
    • It was in 1989 that the Berlin Wall was taken down.
  5. Mandarin
    许多国家参加了奥林匹克运动会。
    許多國家參加了奧林匹克運動會。
    xǔ duō guó jiā cān jiā le ào lín pǐ kè yùn dòng huì 。
    • A lot of countries participated in the Olympic Games.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    个男仔喺森林里面荡失咗路。
    個男仔喺森林裏面蕩失咗路。
    go3 naam4 zai2 hai2 sam1 lam4 leoi5 min6 dong6 sat1 zo2 lou6 。
    • The boy lost his way in the forest.
    • The boy got lost in the forest.
  2. Cantonese
    我日日都去森林度散步。
    我日日都去森林度散步。
    ngo5 jat6 jat6 dou1 heoi3 sam1 lam4 dou6 saan3 bou6 。
    • I walk in the forest every day.
  3. Cantonese
    喺赤道附近一个狭窄区域嘅热带雨林，而家不断咁俾人类破坏紧，预计喺二零零零年之前，𠮶个区域会有五分之四嘅热带雨林喺地球度消失。
    喺赤道附近一個狹窄區域嘅熱帶雨林，而家不斷咁俾人類破壞緊，預計喺二零零零年之前，嗰個區域會有五分之四嘅熱帶雨林喺地球度消失。
    hai2 cek3 dou6 fu6 gan6 jat1 go3 haap6 zaak3 keoi1 wik6 ge3 jit6 daai3 jyu5 lam4 ， ji4 gaa1 bat1 tyun5 gam3 bei2 jan4 leoi6 po3 waai6 gan2 ， jyu6 gai3 hai2 ji6 ling4 ling4 ling4 nin4 zi1 cin4 ， go2 go3 keoi1 wik6 wui2 jau5 ng5 fan1 zi1 sei3 ge3 jit6 daai3 jyu5 lam4 hai2 dei6 kau4 dou6 siu1 sat1 。
    • The tropical rainforests, located in a narrow region near the equator, are disappearing so fast that by the year 2000 eighty percent of them may be gone.
  4. Cantonese
    佢哋去咗森林野餐。
    佢哋去咗森林野餐。
    keoi5 dei2 heoi3 zo2 sam1 lam4 je5 caan1 。
    • They went into the woods for a picnic.
  5. Cantonese
    都柏林喺爱尔兰。
    都柏林喺愛爾蘭。
    dou1 paak3 lam4 hai2 oi3 ji5 laan4 。
    • Dublin is in Ireland.
    • Dublin is located in Ireland.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    英国嘅禁军另一个名系御林军。
    英國嘅禁軍另一個名係御林軍。
    jing1 gwok3 ge3 gam3 gwan1 ling6 jat1 go3 meng2 hai6 jyu6 lam4 gwan1.
    • Troops guarding the British Royal Family are also called the Household Division.
  2. Cantonese
    竹林
    竹林
    zuk1 lam4
    • bamboo forest
  3. Cantonese
    森林
    森林
    sam1 lam4
    • forest
  4. Cantonese
    树林
    樹林
    syu6 lam4
    • forest
  5. Cantonese
    山林
    山林
    saan1 lam4
    • mountain forest
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    总括先生来信的意思，大概有两点，一是骂史太林先生们是官僚，再一是斥毛泽东先生们的“各派联合一致抗日”的主张为出卖革命。
    總括先生來信的意思，大概有兩點，一是罵史太林先生們是官僚，再一是斥毛澤東先生們的“各派聯合一致抗日”的主張為出賣革命。
    zǒng kuò xiān sheng lái xìn de yì si ， dà gài yǒu liǎng diǎn ， yī shì mà shǐ tài lín xiān sheng men shì guān liáo ， zài yī shì chì máo zé dōng xiān sheng men de “ gè pài lián hé yī zhì kàng rì ” de zhǔ zhāng wéi chū mài gé mìng ．
    • I take it that the main drift of your letter is contained in these two points: You consider Stalin and his colleagues bureaucrats, and the proposal of Mao Zedong and others — “Let all parties unite to resist Japan” — as a betrayal of the cause of revolution.
  2. Cantonese
    你知嘛。林仔系特登嚟睇你㗎。
    你知嘛。林仔系特登嚟睇你㗎。
    nei5 zi1 maa3. lam4 zai2 hai6 dak6 dang1 lai4 tai2 nei5 gaa3.
    • Young Lam has come to specially see you. You already know this of course.
  3. Mandarin
    少林寺
    少林寺
    shào lín sì
    • Shaolin Monastery
  4. Mandarin
    林默娘
    林默娘
    lín mò niáng
    • Lin Moniang (a Chinese sea goddess also known by several other names and titles)
  5. Mandarin
    林彪
    林彪
    lín biāo
    • Lin Biao (a Marshal of the People's Republic of China)