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单丝不成线，独木不成林

dān sī bù chéng xiàn , dú mù bù chéng lín

11-character word Traditional 單絲不成線，獨木不成林

What 单丝不成线，独木不成林 means

1. proverbone strand does not make a thread, one tree does not make a forest

The characters in 单丝不成线，独木不成林

• 单dānbill; list; form
• 丝sīsilk; thread-like thing; (cuisine) shreds or julienne strips…
• 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-
• 成chéngto succeed; to finish; to complete
• 线xiànthread; string; wire
• 独dúalone; independent; single
• 木mù(bound form) tree; (bound form) wood; unresponsive; numb; wooden
• 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-
• 成chéngto succeed; to finish; to complete
• 林lín(bound form) woods; forest; (bound form) circle(s) (i.e. specific group of people)…

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