林木

línmù

noun #35,729

Meanings

1 forest trees
2 woods
3 timber

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

保护林木是我们每个人的责任。

Bǎohù línmù shì wǒmen měi ge rén de zérèn.

Protecting forests is the responsibility of every one of us.

HSK 7-9

山上的林木非常茂密。

Shān shàng de línmù fēicháng màomì.

The trees on the mountain are very dense.

Tips

usage

More literary than 树木 (shùmù, 'trees'). 林木 emphasizes trees as a forest mass, often appearing in environmental, forestry, or descriptive prose. For 'a single tree' use 树 or 树木; for 'forestry industry' use 林业 (línyè).

Stroke Order

林 lín

木 mù