杏林
xìng lín
Pinyin

Definition

杏林
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xìng lín
  1. forest of apricot trees
  2. fig. honorific term for fine doctor (cf Dr Dong Feng 董奉, 3rd century AD, asked his patients to plant apricot trees instead of paying fees)
  3. Xinglin district of Xiamen city (renamed Haicang 海沧区 in 2003)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

吉林
Jí lín
  1. 1 Jilin province (Kirin) in northeast China, abbr. 吉, capital 長春|长春
  2. 2 also Jilin prefecture-level city, Jilin province
少林寺
Shào lín Sì
  1. 1 Shaolin Temple, Buddhist monastery famous for its kung fu monks
杏仁
xìng rén
  1. 1 almond
  2. 2 apricot kernel
林
Lín
  1. 1 surname Lin
  2. 2 Japanese surname Hayashi
林黛玉
Lín Dài yù
  1. 1 Lin Daiyu, female character in The Dream of Red Mansions, cousin and thwarted lover of Jia Baoyu 賈寶玉|贾宝玉
桂林
Guì lín
  1. 1 Guilin prefecture-level city in Guangxi
森林
sēn lín
  1. 1 forest
  2. 2 CL:片[piàn]
武林
wǔ lín
  1. 1 martial arts (social) circles
克林顿
Kè lín dùn
  1. 1 Clinton (name)
  2. 2 Bill Clinton (1946-), US Democratic politician, President 1993-2001
  3. 3 Hillary Rodham Clinton (1947-), US Democratic politician
凡士林
fán shì lín
  1. 1 vaseline (loanword)
卓别林
Zhuó bié lín
  1. 1 Charlie Chaplin (1899-1977), English movie actor and director
丛林
cóng lín
  1. 1 jungle
  2. 2 thicket
  3. 3 forest
  4. 4 Buddhist monastery
吉林市
Jí lín shì
  1. 1 Jilin prefecture-level city in Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China
吉林省
Jí lín Shěng
  1. 1 Jilin Province (Kirin) in northeast China, abbr. 吉, capital Changchun 長春|长春[Cháng chūn]
园林
yuán lín
  1. 1 gardens
  2. 2 park
  3. 3 landscape garden
奥林匹克
Ào lín pǐ kè
  1. 1 Olympic
奥林巴斯
Ào lín bā sī
  1. 1 Olympus, Japanese manufacturer of cameras and optical instruments
富兰克林
Fù lán kè lín
  1. 1 Franklin
  2. 2 Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), US Founding Father, scientist and author
  3. 3 surname Franklin
少林
Shào lín
  1. 1 the Shaolin monastery and martial arts school
巴林
Bā lín
  1. 1 Bahrain

Idioms (8)

单丝不成线，独木不成林
dān sī bù chéng xiàn , dú mù bù chéng lín
  1. 1 one strand does not make a thread, one tree does not make a forest (idiom)
封沙育林
fēng shā yù lín
  1. 1 to plant trees in order to stabilize sand (idiom)
杞梓之林
Qǐ zǐ zhī lín
  1. 1 forest of wolfberry and catalpa (Lycium chinense and Catalpa ovata, idiom); fig. great quantity of talent
林子大了，什么鸟都有
lín zi dà le , shén me niǎo dōu yǒu
  1. 1 it takes all sorts (to make a world) (idiom)
独木不成林
dú mù bù chéng lín
  1. 1 a lone tree does not make a forest (idiom)
  2. 2 one cannot accomplish much on one's own
红杏出墙
hóng xìng chū qiáng
  1. 1 lit. the red apricot tree leans over the garden wall (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a wife having an illicit lover
言谈林薮
yán tán lín sǒu
  1. 1 articulate in speech (idiom)
  2. 2 eloquent
酒池肉林
jiǔ chí ròu lín
  1. 1 lakes of wine and forests of meat (idiom); debauchery
  2. 2 sumptuous entertainment

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