独木不成林

Traditional: 獨木不成林

dú mù bù chéng lín

Dictionary entry

a lone tree does not make a forest (idiom)

What does 独木不成林 mean?

独木不成林 (dú mù bù chéng lín) has the following dictionary meaning.

1a lone tree does not make a forest (idiom)

2one cannot accomplish much on one's own

Character breakdown

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独dúalone · independent 木Mùsurname Mu 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-成Chéngsurname Cheng · short name for Chengdu 成都[Cheng2 du1]林Línsurname Lin · Japanese surname Hayashi

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独木不成林

dú mù bù chéng lín

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