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Forest in Chinese

forest · HSK 4

森林 sēn lín

  1. 森 sēn forest
  2. 林 lín forest

Counted with 片: 一片森林 yí piàn sēnlín

森林里有很多小动物。 There are many small animals in the forest.

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How do you say forest in Chinese?

Forest in Chinese is 森林 (sēn lín).

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