Usage note
树林表示长着很多树的地方。
shù lín biǎo shì cháng zhe hěn duō shù de dì fāng。
Woods means a place with many trees.
Context note
树林常和自然、散步、动物一起出现。
shù lín cháng hé zì rán 、 sàn bù 、 dòng wù yì qǐ chū xiàn。
Woods often appears with nature, walking, and animals.
5 examples
树林里很安静。
shù lín lǐ hěn ān jìng。
The woods are very quiet.
我们去树林散步。
wǒ men qù shù lín sàn bù。
We went for a walk in the woods.
树林旁边有一条路。
shù lín páng biān yǒu yì tiáo lù。
There is a road beside the woods.
小鸟住在树林里。
xiǎo niǎo zhù zài shù lín lǐ。
Birds live in the woods.
树林很美。
shù lín hěn měi。
The woods are beautiful.
5 mini stories
周末我们在树林里散步。
zhōu mò wǒ men zài shù lín lǐ sàn bù。
On the weekend we walked in the woods.
树林里有很多小鸟在叫。
shù lín lǐ yǒu hěn duō xiǎo niǎo zài jiào。
There were many birds singing in the woods.
孩子们在树林边拍照。
hái zi men zài shù lín biān pāi zhào。
The children took photos by the woods.
树林很大，走进去会迷路。
shù lín hěn dà， zǒu jìn qù huì mí lù。
The woods are big, and you can get lost if you go in.
春天的树林很漂亮。
chūn tiān de shù lín hěn piào liang。
The woods are beautiful in spring.
Mini dialogue
去郊游
A
周末我们去树林里玩吧。
Zhōumò wǒmen qù shùlín lǐ wán ba.
Let's go play in the woods this weekend.
B
好啊，树林里的空气特别好。
Hǎo a, shùlín lǐ de kōngqì tèbié hǎo.
Great, the air in the woods is especially good.
观察自然
A
你听，树林里有小鸟在叫。
Nǐ tīng, shùlín lǐ yǒu xiǎo niǎo zài jiào.
Listen, there are little birds singing in the woods.
B
我听到了，我们小声一点。
Wǒ tīng dào le, wǒmen xiǎo shēng yīdiǎn.
I hear them, let's be a little quieter.
Related words and contrasts
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森林
sēn lín
forest (large, dense)
A bigger, denser forest than 树林.
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树
shù
tree
A single tree; many trees make a 树林.
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公园
gōng yuán
park
A public place with grass and trees, smaller than a forest.