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title: "Conglin Meaning: 丛林 (cónglín) Means “jungle”"
description: "丛林 (traditional 叢林, cónglín) means “jungle; thicket; forest”. Hear its tones, see what 丛 and 林 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/conglin"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 丛林 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

丛林 cónglín

## jungle; thicket; forest

## It can also mean

- (Buddhism) monastery

## Its characters

1. 丛 cóng clump
2. 林 lín forest

## In a sentence

他们在丛林里迷路了。 They got lost in the jungle.

[More about 丛林](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%B8%9B%E6%9E%97)

## More words with 丛 or 林

- [森林 sēnlín](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/senlin)
- [树林 shùlín](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shulin)
- [园林 yuánlín](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yuanlin)

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