Usage of the character 林

forest of apricot trees
(fig.) honorific term for fine doctor (cf Dr Dong Feng 董奉 ( Dǒng Fèng), 3rd century AD, asked his patients to plant apricot trees instead of paying fees)

Líncí

林茨

[林茨]

Linz (city in Austria)

línxué

林学

[林學]

forestry

chánlín

禅林

[禪林]

a Buddhist temple

línchǎng

林场

[林場]

forestry station
forest management area

línwù

林务

[林務]

forestry

Lùlín

绿林

[綠林]

place in Hubei, the starting point for a major rebellion at the end of Western Han
also pr. ( Lülín)

Běilín

北林

[北林]

Beilin District of Suihua City 綏化市／绥化市 ( Suíhuà Shì), Heilongjiang

Lín Cūn

林村

[林村]

Lam Tsuen (an area in Hong Kong)

Màolín

茂林

[茂林]

Maolin township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣／高雄县 ( Gāoxióngxiàn), southwest Taiwan

Línnèi

林内

[林內]

Linnei township in Yunlin county 雲林縣／云林县 ( Yúnlínxiàn), Taiwan

Shuǐlín

水林

[水林]

Shuilin township in Yunlin county 雲林縣／云林县 ( Yúnlínxiàn), Taiwan

shānlín

山林

[山林]

wooded mountain; mountain forest

Shílín

石林

[石林]

Stone Forest, notable set of limestone formations in Yunnan

línqín

林檎

[林檎]

Chinese pearleaf crabapple (Malus asiatica)

fēilín

菲林

[菲林]

(dialect) film (loanword)
roll of film

Línzhōu

林州

[林州]

Linzhou, county-level city in Anyang 安陽／安阳 ( Anyáng), Henan

Jílín

吉林

[吉林]

Jilin province (Kirin) in northeast China, abbr. 吉, capital 長春／长春
also Jilin prefecture-level city, Jilin province

mìlín

密林

[密林]

jungle

línyè

林业

[林業]

forest industry
forestry

Línkěn

林肯

[林肯]

Lincoln (name)
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), US president 1861-1865
Lincoln, US car make

Bùlín

布林

[布林]

Boolean (math.) (Tw)

yēlín

椰林

[椰林]

coconut grove

Gélín

格林

[格林]

Green or Greene (name)

Línyuán

林园

[林園]

Linyuan township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣／高雄县 ( Gāoxióngxiàn), southwest Taiwan

Shàolín

少林

[少林]

the Shaolin monastery and martial arts school

línlì

林立

[林立]

to stand in great numbers

Yùlín

玉林

[玉林]

Yulin, prefecture-level city in Guangxi

línnài

林奈

[林奈]

Carl Linnaeus
Carl Linné

Xiàolín

笑林

[笑林]

Jokes (title of an ancient collection of jokes, often used in the title of modern collections of jokes)

zhúlín

竹林

[竹林]

bamboo forest

Línbǎo

林堡

[林堡]

Limburg, Netherlands
Limbourg, Belgium

línzi

林子

[林子]

woods
grove
forest

Línxī

林西

[林西]

Linxi County of Chifeng 赤峰 ( Chìfēng), Inner Mongolia

Lín Shū

林纾

[林紓]

Lin Shu (1852-1924), writer and influential translator and adaptor of vast swathes of Western literature into Classical Chinese

Shìlín

士林

[士林]

Shilin or Shihlin District of Taipei City 臺北市／台北市 ( Táiběi Shì), Taiwan

línhè

林壑

[林壑]

woods and ravines
tranquillity of trees and valleys

línkǎ

林卡

[林卡]

transliteration of Tibetan lingka: garden

Línzhī

林芝

[林芝]

Nyingchi prefecture of Tibet, Tibetan: Nying khri, Chinese Linzhi

Línxiàn

林县

[林縣]

Lin county in Henan

Qiōnglín

芎林

[芎林]

Qionglin or Chiunglin township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣／新竹县 ( Xīnzhú Xiàn), northwest Taiwan

Lónglínxiàn

隆林县

[隆林縣]

Longlin various ethnic groups autonomous county in Baise 百色 ( Bǎisè), Guangxi

Dūbólín

都伯林

[都伯林]

Dublin, capital of Ireland
also written 都柏林

Yuánlín Zhèn

员林镇

[員林鎮]

Yuanlin Town in Changhua County 彰化縣／彰化县 ( Zhānghuà Xiàn), Taiwan

cìshēnglín

次生林

[次生林]

secondary growth of forest

bīngtǎlín

冰塔林

[冰塔林]

serac band

Jiǎ Qìnglín

贾庆林

[賈慶林]

Jia Qinglin (1940-), member of the Politburo Standing Committee 2002-2012

Lìtālín

利他林

[利他林]

Ritalin (brand name)
methylphenidate (stimulant drug used to treat ADHD)

Mùsīlín

穆斯林

[穆斯林]

Muslim

zhēnyèlín

针叶林

[針葉林]

needle-leaved forest

Liǔlínxiàn

柳林县

[柳林縣]

Liulin county in Lüliang 呂梁／吕梁 ( Lüliáng), Shanxi 山西

guànmùlín

灌木林

[灌木林]

shrubbery
low wood

Shìlín Qū

士林区

[士林區]

Shilin or Shihlin District of Taipei City 臺北市／台北市 ( Táiběi Shì), Taiwan

Línláifēng

林来疯

[林來瘋]

Linsanity
craze over Jeremy Lin 林書豪／林书豪 ( Lín Shūháo)

línjítè

林吉特

[林吉特]

ringgit (monetary unit of Malaysia) (loanword)

Línzhīxiàn

林芝县

[林芝縣]

Nyingchi county, Tibetan: Nying khri rdzong, in Nyingchi prefecture 林芝地區／林芝地区 ( Línzhīdìqū), Tibet

Shílínxiàn

石林县

[石林縣]

Shilin Yi autonomous county in Kunming 昆明 ( Kūnmíng), Yunnan

Jiātèlín

加特林

[加特林]

Gatling (name)
Richard J. Gatling (1818-1903), inventor of the Gatling gun

kèlínmǔ

克林姆

[克林姆]

cream (loanword)

Lín Huáimín

林怀民

[林懷民]

Lin Hwai-Min (1947-), Taiwanese choreographer and dancer

Yúlín Shì

榆林市

[榆林市]

Yulin, prefecture-level city in Shaanxi

Kèlíndùn

克林顿

[克林頓]

Clinton (name)
Bill Clinton (1946-), US Democratic politician, President 1993-2001
Hillary Rodham Clinton (1947-), US Democratic politician

Fènglínzhèn

凤林镇

[鳳林鎮]

Fenglin town in Hualien County 花蓮縣／花莲县 ( Huālián Xiàn), east Taiwan

Lín Fēngzhèng

林丰正

[林豐正]

Lin Fong-cheng (1940-), Taiwanese politician

línshāzhuī

林沙锥

[林沙錐]

(bird species of China) wood snipe (Gallinago nemoricola)

jìyǔlín

季雨林

[季雨林]

monsoon forest

línliǔyīng

林柳莺

[林柳鶯]

(bird species of China) wood warbler (Phylloscopus sibilatrix)

línyèyīng

林夜鹰

[林夜鷹]

(bird species of China) savanna nightjar (Caprimulgus affinis)

Pínglínxiāng

坪林乡

[坪林鄉]

Pinglin township in New Taipei City 新北市 ( Xīnběishì), Taiwan

Nánmùlín

南木林

[南木林]

Namling county, Tibetan: Rnam gling rdzong, in Shigatse prefecture, Tibet

Línyuánxiāng

林园乡

[林園鄉]

Linyuan township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣／高雄县 ( Gāoxióngxiàn), southwest Taiwan

Kēlínsī

柯林斯

[柯林斯]

Collins (name)

kǎilínsài

凯林赛

[凱林賽]

keirin cycle race (paced stadium event) (loanword from Japanese 競輪 "keirin")

Hǔlínshì

虎林市

[虎林市]

Hulin, county-level city in Jixi 雞西／鸡西 ( Jīxī), Heilongjiang

hēilíngē

黑林鸽

[黑林鴿]

(bird species of China) Japanese wood pigeon (Columba janthina)

Xiùlínxiāng

秀林乡

[秀林鄉]

Xiulin or Hsiulin township in Hualien County 花蓮縣／花莲县 ( Huālián Xiàn), east Taiwan

Lín Zéxú

林则徐

[林則徐]

Lin Zexu or Lin Tse-hsu "Commissioner Lin" (1785-1850), Qing official whose anti-opium activities led to first Opium war with Britain 1840-1842

Xīnlínqū

新林区

[新林區]

Xinlin district of Daxing'anling prefecture 大興安嶺地區／大兴安岭地区, Heilongjiang

zǐlíngē

紫林鸽

[紫林鴿]

(bird species of China) pale-capped pigeon (Columba punicea)

Cài Yīlín

蔡依林

[蔡依林]

Jolin Tsai (1980-), Taiwanese singer

huáfǎlín

华法林

[華法林]

warfarin (loanword)

Lǐ Délín

李德林

[李德林]

Li Delin (530-590), historian of Northern Wei and Sui dynasty

hèlínxiāo

褐林鸮

[褐林鴞]

(bird species of China) brown wood owl (Strix leptogrammica)

xiǎoshùlín

小树林

[小樹林]

grove

Sīdàlín

斯大林

[斯大林]

Joseph Stalin (1879-1953), Soviet dictator

Shùlínshì

树林市

[樹林市]

Shulin city in New Taipei City 新北市 ( Xīnběishì), Taiwan

Kēlínsī

科林斯

[科林斯]

Corinth (city of ancient Greece)

hóngshùlín

红树林

[紅樹林]

mangrove forest or swamp

Tán Zhènlín

谭震林

[譚震林]

Tan Zhenlin (1902-1983), PRC revolutionary and military leader, played political role after the Cultural Revolution

Shànglínxiàn

上林县

[上林縣]

Shanglin county in Nanning 南寧／南宁 ( Nánníng), Guangxi

Yùlínshì

玉林市

[玉林市]

Yulin, prefecture-level city in Guangxi

Línbiānxiāng

林边乡

[林邊鄉]

Linpien township in Pingtung County 屏東縣／屏东县 ( Píngdōng Xiàn), Taiwan

Bālínzuǒ

巴林左

[巴林左]

Bairin Left banner of Baarin Züün khoshuu in Chifeng 赤峰 ( Chìfēng), Inner Mongolia

Shuǐlínxiāng

水林乡

[水林鄉]

Shuilin township in Yunlin county 雲林縣／云林县 ( Yúnlínxiàn), Taiwan

Hēisēnlín

黑森林

[黑森林]

Black Forest
Schwarzwald

Jì Xiànlín

季羡林

[季羨林]

Ji Xianlin (1911-2009), Chinese linguist and Indologist

Dàlín Zhèn

大林镇

[大林鎮]

Dalin or Talin Town in Chiayi County 嘉義縣／嘉义县 ( Jiāyì Xiàn), west Taiwan

Línxī Xiàn

林西县

[林西縣]

Linxi County of Chifeng 赤峰 ( Chìfēng), Inner Mongolia

Jílínshì

吉林市

[吉林市]

Jilin prefecture-level city in Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China

Xìnglín Qū

杏林区

[杏林區]

Xinglin District of Xiamen city 廈門市／厦门市 ( Xiàménshì) (renamed Haicang District 海滄區／海沧区 ( Hǎicāng Qū) in 2003)

línbāge

林八哥

[林八哥]

(bird species of China) great myna (Acridotheres grandis)

Línkěnjùn

林肯郡

[林肯郡]

Lincolnshire (English county)

Mǐqílín

米其林

[米其林]

Michelin (tire company)

Lín Yìlián

林忆莲

[林憶蓮]

Sandy Lam (1966-), Hong Kong pop singer

mǎlínbā

马林巴

[馬林巴]

marimba (loanword)

cónglínyā

丛林鸦

[叢林鴉]

(bird species of China) Indian jungle crow (Corvus culminatus)

Bólín Qiáng

柏林墙

[柏林牆]

Berlin Wall

Shàolín Sì

少林寺

[少林寺]

Shaolin Temple, Buddhist monastery famous for its kung fu monks

Qiōnglínxiāng

芎林乡

[芎林鄉]

Qionglin or Chiunglin township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣／新竹县 ( Xīnzhú Xiàn), northwest Taiwan

Xīlínqū

西林区

[西林區]

Xilin district of Yichun city 伊春市 ( Yīchūnshì), Heilongjiang

Líndiànxiàn

林甸县

[林甸縣]

Lindian county in Daqing 大慶／大庆 ( Dàqìng), Heilongjiang

āmùlín

阿木林

[阿木林]

dullard
stupid person

líndiāoxiāo

林雕鸮

[林鵰鴞]

(bird species of China) spot-bellied eagle-owl (Bubo nipalensis)

yuánshǐlín

原始林

[原始林]

old growth forest
primary forest
original forest cover

Línzhōuxiàn

林周县

[林周縣]

Lhünzhub county, Tibetan: Lhun grub rdzong in Lhasa 拉薩／拉萨 ( Lāsà), Tibet

Bālínyòu

巴林右

[巴林右]

Bairin Right banner or Baarin Baruun khoshuu in Chifeng 赤峰 ( Chìfēng), Inner Mongolia

Dūbólín

都柏林

[都柏林]

Dublin, capital of Ireland

Lín Zhìlíng

林志玲

[林志玲]

Lin Chi-ling (1974-), Taiwanese model and actress

Shānlínxiāng

杉林乡

[杉林鄉]

Shanlin township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣／高雄县 ( Gāoxióngxiàn), southwest Taiwan

huīlínxiāo

灰林鸮

[灰林鴞]

(bird species of China) Himalayan owl (Strix nivicolum)

Jiājiālín

加加林

[加加林]

Yuri Gagarin (1934-1968), Russian cosmonaut, first human in space

sīpèilín

斯佩林

[斯佩林]

Spelling (e.g. Spelling Entertainment Group)

Lín Dàiyù

林黛玉

[林黛玉]

Lin Daiyu, female character in The Dream of Red Mansions, cousin and thwarted lover of Jia Baoyu 賈寶玉／贾宝玉

Huálínbù

华林部

[華林部]

Hualinbu, Ming dynasty theatrical troupe in Nanjing

fàndélín

泛得林

[泛得林]

ventolin, aka salbutamol, an asthma drug (Tw)

huīlíngē

灰林鸽

[灰林鴿]

(bird species of China) ashy wood pigeon (Columba pulchricollis)

Tiánlínxiàn

田林县

[田林縣]

Tianlin county in Baise 百色 ( Bǎisè), Guangxi

Bēilín Qū

碑林区

[碑林區]

Beilin District of Xi’an 西安市 ( Xī'ān Shì), Shaanxi

Zhuóbiélín

卓别林

[卓別林]

Charlie Chaplin (1899-1977), English movie actor and director

Mǐlínxiàn

米林县

[米林縣]

Mainling county, Tibetan: Sman gling rdzong, in Nyingchi prefecture 林芝地區／林芝地区 ( Línzhīdìqū), Tibet

Línxuěpíng

林雪平

[林雪平]

Linköping, city in southeast Sweden

Běilín Qū

北林区

[北林區]

Beilin District of Suihua City 綏化市／绥化市 ( Suíhuà Shì), Heilongjiang

Jílín Shěng

吉林省

[吉林省]

Jilin Province (Kirin) in northeast China, abbr. 吉, capital Changchun 長春／长春 ( Chángchūn)

wàntuōlín

万托林

[萬托林]

ventolin, aka salbutamol, an asthma drug

Oūbólín

欧伯林

[歐伯林]

Oberlin

Gélínduō

格林多

[格林多]

Corinthians

tàijiālín

泰加林

[泰加林]

taiga (loanword)

huīlínjí

灰林䳭

[灰林䳭]

(bird species of China) grey bush chat (Saxicola ferreus)

Píkèlín

皮克林

[皮克林]

Pickering (name)

fánshìlín

凡士林

[凡士林]

vaseline (loanword)

Erlín Zhèn

二林镇

[二林鎮]

Erlin or Erhlin Town in Changhua County 彰化縣／彰化县 ( Zhānghuà Xiàn), Taiwan

línyìnlù

林荫路

[林蔭路]

see 林蔭道／林荫道 (línyìndào)

Guìlínshì

桂林市

[桂林市]

Guilin prefecture-level city in Guangxi

sēnlínyù

森林浴

[森林浴]

forest bathing: spending time in a forest, walking or deep-breathing etc, as therapy (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 森林浴 "shinrin'yoku")

línyīnlù

林阴路

[林陰路]

see 林蔭道／林荫道 (línyìndào)

Yúnlínxiàn

云林县

[雲林縣]

Yunlin county in Taiwan

línyīndào

林阴道

[林陰道]

see 林蔭道／林荫道 (línyìndào)

Oūbólín

欧柏林

[歐柏林]

Oberlin

Lín Yǔtáng

林语堂

[林語堂]

Lin Yutang (1895-1976), Chinese writer, linguist and inventor

Lǐ Línfǔ

李林甫

[李林甫]

Li Linfu (-752), Tang politician, chancellor under Tang emperor Xuanzong 玄宗

línyìndào

林荫道

[林蔭道]

boulevard
avenue
mall

méisàlín

梅萨林

[梅薩林]

muslin or mousseline silk fabric

Túlíngēn

图林根

[圖林根]

Thuringia (state in Germany)

Línkǒuxiàn

林口县

[林口縣]

Linkou county in Mudanjiang 牡丹江, Heilongjiang

Lín Jiāqiáo

林家翘

[林家翹]

Lin Chia-Chiao (1916-2013), Chinese-American physicist, astronomer and applied mathematician

Lín Qīngxiá

林青霞

[林青霞]

Brigitte Lin (1954-), Taiwanese actress

gēbùlín

哥布林

[哥布林]

goblin (loanword)

Xīlínxiàn

西林县

[西林縣]

Xilin county in Baise 百色 ( Bǎisè), Guangxi

Lín Shūháo

林书豪

[林書豪]

Jeremy Lin (1988-), Taiwanese-American professional basketball player (NBA)

Wànbólín

万柏林

[萬柏林]

Wanbolin district of Taiyuan city 太原市 ( Tàiyuánshì), Shanxi

fútālín

扶他林

[扶他林]

voltaren, a trade name for diclofenac sodium, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug used to reduce swelling and as painkiller

Lín Xīnrú

林心如

[林心如]

Ruby Lin (1976-), Taiwanese actress and pop singer

Hǎilínshì

海林市

[海林市]

Hailin, county-level city in Mudanjiang 牡丹江, Heilongjiang

Bùhālín

布哈林

[布哈林]

Nikolai Ivanovich Bukharin (1888-1938), Soviet revolutionary theorist, executed after a show trial in 1937

Kēlíndùn

柯林顿

[柯林頓]

(Tw) Clinton (name)
Bill Clinton (1946-), US Democratic politician, president 1993-2001
Hillary Rodham Clinton (1947-), US Democratic politician

hùnjiāolín

混交林

[混交林]

mixed forest

Màidélín

麦德林

[麥德林]

Medellín, city in Colombia

línlǐngquè

林岭雀

[林嶺雀]

(bird species of China) plain mountain finch (Leucosticte nemoricola)

Gēlínduō

哥林多

[哥林多]

Corinth

fúmǎlín

福马林

[福馬林]

formalin (loanword)

Chén Yúnlín

陈云林

[陳雲林]

Chen Yunlin (1941-), chairman of PRC Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS) 海峽兩岸關係協會／海峡两岸关系协会 ( Hǎixiá Liǎng'àn Guānxi Xiéhuì) (2008-2013)

Qíbólín

齐柏林

[齊柏林]

Zeppelin (name)
Graf Ferdinand von Zeppelin (1838-1917), inventor of the Zeppelin dirigible airship

wūlínxiāo

乌林鸮

[烏林鴞]

(bird species of China) great grey owl (Strix nebulosa)

Línzhōushì

林州市

[林州市]

Linzhou, county-level city in Anyang 安陽／安阳 ( Anyáng), Henan

Kèlíndé

克林德

[克林德]

Klemens Freiherr von Ketteler, German minister killed during the Boxer uprising

Lín Qínnán

林琴南

[林琴南]

courtesy name of Lin Shu 林紓／林纾 ( Lín Shū)

Hànlínyuàn

翰林院

[翰林院]

Imperial Hanlin Academy, lasting from Tang dynasty until 1911

ānílín

阿尼林

[阿尼林]

(chemistry) aniline (loanword)

Línnèixiāng

林内乡

[林內鄉]

Linnei township in Yunlin county 雲林縣／云林县 ( Yúnlínxiàn), Taiwan

Màolínxiāng

茂林乡

[茂林鄉]

Maolin township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣／高雄县 ( Gāoxióngxiàn), southwest Taiwan

Línkǒuxiāng

林口乡

[林口鄉]

Linkou township in New Taipei City 新北市 ( Xīnběishì), Taiwan

Huòlínguōlè

霍林郭勒

[霍林郭勒]

Huolin Gol, county-level city in Tongliao 通遼／通辽 ( Tōngliáo), Inner Mongolia

Xīlínguōlè

锡林郭勒

[錫林郭勒]

Xilingol League, a prefecture-level subdivision of Inner Mongolia

Fǎlánkèlín

法兰克林

[法蘭克林]

Franklin (name)
Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)

Shīzi Línyuán

狮子林园

[獅子林園]

Lion Grove Garden in Suzhou, Jiangsu

yēlínpiāoxiāng

椰林飘香

[椰林飄香]

piña colada

chìdàoyǔlín

赤道雨林

[赤道雨林]

equatorial rain forest

Gélínwēizhì

格林威治

[格林威治]

Greenwich

sēnlínpéiyù

森林培育

[森林培育]

forestry
silviculture

Hànlínxuéshì

翰林学士

[翰林學士]

members of the Hanlin Imperial Academy 翰林院, employed as imperial secretaries from the Tang onwards

Zhōngguólínwā

中国林蛙

[中國林蛙]

Chinese brown frog (Rana chensinensis)

Bùlǔkèlín

布鲁克林

[布魯克林]

Brooklyn, borough of New York City

chóngxīnzàolín

重新造林

[重新造林]

reforestation

Gélínsībān

格林斯班

[格林斯班]

Alan Greenspan (1926-), US economist

shíshǐsēnlín

石屎森林

[石屎森林]

concrete jungle

pánníxīlín

盘尼西林

[盤尼西林]

penicillin (loanword)

héngbānlínyīng

横斑林莺

[橫斑林鶯]

(bird species of China) barred warbler (Sylvia nisoria)

Gélínnízhì

格林尼治

[格林尼治]

Greenwich (former location of Greenwich observatory, at zero longitude)
refers to Greenwich mean time

tuìgēnghuánlín

退耕还林

[退耕還林]

restoring agricultural land to forest

Bālínzuǒqí

巴林左旗

[巴林左旗]

Bairin Left banner of Baarin Züün khoshuu in Chifeng 赤峰 ( Chìfēng), Inner Mongolia

kèlínméisù

克林霉素

[克林霉素]

clindamycin

Sīláitèlín

斯莱特林

[斯萊特林]

Slytherin (Harry Potter)

ānjībǐlín

氨基比林

[氨基比林]

aminopyrine (loanword)

Rúlín Wàishǐ

儒林外史

[儒林外史]

The Scholars, satirical Qing dynasty novel by Wu Jingzi 吳敬梓／吴敬梓 ( Wú Jingzì)

kèlínmǔjiàng

克林姆酱

[克林姆醬]

pastry cream; crème pâtissière

Aòlínpǐkè

奥林匹克

[奧林匹克]

Olympic

Bālínyòuqí

巴林右旗

[巴林右旗]

Bairin Right banner or Baarin Baruun khoshuu in Chifeng 赤峰 ( Chìfēng), Inner Mongolia

bānwěilíngē

斑尾林鸽

[斑尾林鴿]

(bird species of China) common wood pigeon (Columba palumbus)

sēnlínnǎoyán

森林脑炎

[森林腦炎]

forest encephalitis

āmòxīlín

阿莫西林

[阿莫西林]

amoxicillin (loanword)

āsīpǐlín

阿斯匹林

[阿斯匹林]

aspirin (loanword) (variant of 阿司匹林 (āsīpǐlín))

Sìchuānlínxiāo

四川林鸮

[四川林鴞]

(bird species of China) Sichuan wood owl (Strix davidi)

āntìbǐlín

安替比林

[安替比林]

antipyrine (loanword)

lülínháokè

绿林豪客

[綠林豪客]

bold hero of Greenwood (refers to popular hero in Robin Hood style)

chángwěilínxiāo

长尾林鸮

[長尾林鴞]

(bird species of China) Ural owl (Strix uralensis)

jīnsèlínqú

金色林鸲

[金色林鴝]

(bird species of China) golden bush robin (Tarsiger chrysaeus)

diǎnbānlíngē

点斑林鸽

[點斑林鴿]

(bird species of China) speckled wood pigeon (Columba hodgsonii)

lübèilínwēng

绿背林鹟

[綠背林鶲]

(bird species of China) fulvous-chested jungle flycatcher (Rhinomyias olivacea)

Fùlánkèlín

富兰克林

[富蘭克林]

Franklin (name)
Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), US Founding Father, scientist and author

Nánmùlínxiàn

南木林县

[南木林縣]

Namling county, Tibetan: Rnam gling rdzong, in Shigatse prefecture, Tibet

yántánlínsǒu

言谈林薮

[言談林藪]

articulate in speech (idiom)
eloquent

lánméilínqú

蓝眉林鸲

[藍眉林鴝]

(bird species of China) Himalayan bluetail (Tarsiger rufilatus)

Aòlínbāsī

奥林巴斯

[奧林巴斯]

Olympus, Japanese manufacturer of cameras and optical instruments

línkěméisù

林可霉素

[林可霉素]

lincomycin

Táiwānlínqú

台湾林鸲

[臺灣林鴝]

(bird species of China) collared bush robin (Tarsiger johnstoniae)

línyīndàdào

林阴大道

[林陰大道]

boulevard
tree-lined avenue
CL:條／条 (tiáo)

Bùlíndíxī

布林迪西

[布林迪西]

Brindisi, port city on southeast heel of Italy

Xīlínhàotè

锡林浩特

[錫林浩特]

Xilinhot City in Xilingol League 錫林郭勒盟／锡林郭勒盟 ( Xīlínguōlè Méng), Inner Mongolia

qiānglínjiànyǔ

枪林箭雨

[槍林箭雨]

forest of spear, rain of arrows

Bólín Wéiqiáng

柏林围墙

[柏林圍牆]

Berlin Wall

Aòlínpǐyà

奥林匹亚

[奧林匹亞]

Olympia (Greece)

cónglínfǎzé

丛林法则

[叢林法則]

the law of the jungle

huángméilínquè

黄眉林雀

[黃眉林雀]

(bird species of China) yellow-browed tit (Sylviparus modestus)

línyìndàdào

林荫大道

[林蔭大道]

see 林陰大道／林阴大道 (línyīndàdào)

Jílín Dàxué

吉林大学

[吉林大學]

Jilin University

Pǔlínsīdùn

普林斯顿

[普林斯頓]

Princeton, New Jersey

fūnánxīlín

呋喃西林

[呋喃西林]

furacilinum (loanword)

zhíshùzàolín

植树造林

[植樹造林]

afforestation

lülínhǎohàn

绿林好汉

[綠林好漢]

true hero of Greenwood (refers to popular hero in Robin Hood style)

Pǔlínsīdūn

普林斯吨

[普林斯噸]

Princeton, New Jersey

Luóbùlínkǎ

罗布林卡

[羅布林卡]

Norbulingka (Tibetan: precious garden), summer residence of Dalai Lamas in Lhasa, Tibet

fēngshāyùlín

封沙育林

[封沙育林]

to plant trees in order to stabilize sand (idiom)

rèdàiyǔlín

热带雨林

[熱帶雨林]

tropical rain forest

báihóulínyīng

白喉林莺

[白喉林鶯]

(bird species of China) lesser whitethroat (Sylvia curruca)

jiǔchíròulín

酒池肉林

[酒池肉林]

lakes of wine and forests of meat (idiom); debauchery
sumptuous entertainment

āsīpǐlín

阿司匹林

[阿司匹林]

aspirin (loanword)

màisīkǎlín

麦司卡林

[麥司卡林]

mescaline (loanword)

hēibáilínjí

黑白林䳭

[黑白林䳭]

(bird species of China) Jerdon's bush chat (Saxicola jerdoni)

gōuzuǐlínjú

钩嘴林鵙

[鉤嘴林鵙]

(bird species of China) large woodshrike (Tephrodornis virgatus)

jiǎyǎngxīlín

甲氧西林

[甲氧西林]

methicillin (a semisynthetic penicillin) (loanword)

línlínzǒngzǒng

林林总总

[林林總總]

in great abundance
numerous

Wànbólínqū

万柏林区

[萬柏林區]

Wanbolin district of Taiyuan city 太原市 ( Tàiyuánshì), Shanxi

Měilínjítuán

美林集团

[美林集團]

Merrill Lynch

qǐzǐzhīlín

杞梓之林

[杞梓之林]

(idiom) a multitude of talented people

Gélínnàdá

格林纳达

[格林納達]

Grenada

Fǎn Dùlín Lùn

反杜林论

[反杜林論]

Anti-Dühring, book by Friedrich Engels 恩格斯 ( Engésī)

Hélíngé'ěr

和林格尔

[和林格爾]

Horinger county in Hohhot 呼和浩特 ( Hūhéhàotè), Inner Mongolia

zōngfùlínqú

棕腹林鸲

[棕腹林鴝]

(bird species of China) rufous-breasted bush robin (Tarsiger hyperythrus)

báiméilínqú

白眉林鸲

[白眉林鴝]

(bird species of China) white-browed bush robin (Tarsiger indicus)

línsānzhǐchún

林三趾鹑

[林三趾鶉]

(bird species of China) common buttonquail (Turnix sylvaticus)

báihóulínwēng

白喉林鹟

[白喉林鶲]

(bird species of China) brown-chested jungle flycatcher (Rhinomyias brunneata)

Shālā· Pèilín

莎拉·佩林

[莎拉·佩林]

Sarah Palin (1964-), US Republican politician, State governor of Alaska from 2006

Kēlín· Fúsī

科林·弗思

[科林·弗思]

Colin Firth, English actor (1960-)

Gēlínduō Hòushū

哥林多后书

[哥林多後書]

Second Epistle of St Paul to the Corinthians

Sānběi Fánghùlín

三北防护林

[三北防護林]

Green Wall of China, a massive afforestation program on the eastern margin of the Gobi Desert aimed at stopping the desert's expansion, started in 1978 and planned to be completed by 2050

Xīlínguōlè Méng

锡林郭勒盟

[錫林郭勒盟]

Xilingol League, a prefecture-level subdivision of Inner Mongolia

Xīlínhàotè Shì

锡林浩特市

[錫林浩特市]

Xilinhot City in Xilingol League 錫林郭勒盟／锡林郭勒盟 ( Xīlínguōlè Méng), Inner Mongolia

shābáihóulínyīng

沙白喉林莺

[沙白喉林鶯]

(bird species of China) desert whitethroat (Sylvia minula)

Hēi Sēnlíndàngāo

黑森林蛋糕

[黑森林蛋糕]

Black Forest cake

lülínkěméisù

氯林可霉素

[氯林可霉素]

clindamycin

Jiāluólín Qúndǎo

加罗林群岛

[加羅林群島]

Caroline Islands

Shílínfēngjǐngqū

石林风景区

[石林風景區]

Petrified forest scenic area in Shilin Yi autonomous county 石林彞族自治縣／石林彝族自治县 ( Shílín Yízú Zìzhìxiàn) in Kunming 昆明 ( Kūnmíng), Yunnan

Gélínwēizhìcūn

格林威治村

[格林威治村]

Greenwich

Jiātèlínjīqiāng

加特林机枪

[加特林機槍]

Gatling gun

Sīdàlíngélè

斯大林格勒

[斯大林格勒]

Stalingrad, former name of Volvograd 伏爾加格勒／伏尔加格勒 (1925-1961)

Qíbólínfēitǐng

齐柏林飞艇

[齊柏林飛艇]

Zeppelin dirigible airship

Hélíngé'ěrxiàn

和林格尔县

[和林格爾縣]

Horinger county in Hohhot 呼和浩特 ( Hūhéhàotè), Inner Mongolia

dúmùbùchénglín

独木不成林

[獨木不成林]

a lone tree does not make a forest (idiom)
one cannot accomplish much on one's own

Gēlínduōqiánshū

哥林多前书

[哥林多前書]

First epistle of St Paul to the Corinthians

Nónglín Shuǐchǎnshěng

农林水产省

[農林水產省]

Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (Japan)

Línkèpíng Dàxué

林克平大学

[林克平大學]

Linköping University, Sweden

Guìlín Yī Xuéyuàn

桂林医学院

[桂林醫學院]

Guilin Medical University

Kèlǐmǔlín Gōng

克里姆林宫

[克里姆林宮]

the Kremlin

Shénnóngjiàlínqū

神农架林区

[神農架林區]

Shennongjialin, directly administered forestry reserve in east Hubei

Bùléidùnsēnlín

布雷顿森林

[佈雷頓森林]

Bretton woods conference in 1944 of allied powers, regulating world exchange rates and setting up IMF and world bank

Huòlínguōlèshì

霍林郭勒市

[霍林郭勒市]

Huolin Gol, county-level city in Tongliao 通遼／通辽 ( Tōngliáo), Inner Mongolia

huībáihóulínyīng

灰白喉林莺

[灰白喉林鶯]

(bird species of China) common whitethroat (Sylvia communis)

Sīdàlínzhǔyì

斯大林主义

[斯大林主義]

Stalinism

Líndébùlādé

林德布拉德

[林德布拉德]

Lindeblatt (name)

Xīhuòtè· Alín

锡霍特·阿林

[錫霍特·阿林]

Sichote-Alin mountain range in Russian far east opposite Sakhalin Island

Yàzhōumòdìlínyīng

亚洲漠地林莺

[亞洲漠地林鶯]

(bird species of China) Asian desert warbler (Sylvia nana)

Bólín Gōngyè Dàxué

柏林工业大学

[柏林工業大學]

Technical University of Berlin, Germany (Technische Universitaet zu Berlin)

yuánshǐrèdàiyǔlín

原始热带雨林

[原始熱帶雨林]

virgin tropical rainforest

Bùlǔkèlín Dàqiáo

布鲁克林大桥

[布魯克林大橋]

Brooklyn Bridge

Sīpǔlínfēi'ěrdé

斯普林菲尔德

[斯普林菲爾德]

Springfield

Gélínnài'ěr Dàxué

格林奈尔大学

[格林奈爾大學]

Grinnell College (private liberal arts college in Grinnell, Iowa, USA)

Běijīng Línyè Dàxué

北京林业大学

[北京林業大學]

Beijing Forestry University

Pǔlínsīdūn Dàxué

普林斯吨大学

[普林斯噸大學]

Princeton University

Xiūshìbáihóulínyīng

休氏白喉林莺

[休氏白喉林鶯]

(bird species of China) Hume's whitethroat (Sylvia althaea)

Pǔlínsīdùn Dàxué

普林斯顿大学

[普林斯頓大學]

Princeton University

Zhānmǔsī· Gēsīlín

詹姆斯·戈斯林

[詹姆斯·戈斯林]

see 詹姆斯·高斯林 ( Zhānmǔsī· Gāosīlín)

Yuēsèfū· Sīdàlín

约瑟夫·斯大林

[約瑟夫·斯大林]

Joseph Stalin (1879-1953), Soviet dictator

Zhānmǔsī· Gāosīlín

詹姆斯·高斯林

[詹姆斯·高斯林]

James Gosling (1955-), Canadian computer scientist, co-inventor of the Java programming language

Zhānmǔsī· Gēshìlín

詹姆斯·戈士林

[詹姆斯·戈士林]

see 詹姆斯·高斯林 ( Zhānmǔsī· Gāosīlín)

Xīlālǐ· Kèlíndùn

希拉里·克林顿

[希拉里·克林頓]

Hillary Rodham Clinton (1947-), US Democratic politician

Sīdàlíngélè Zhànyì

斯大林格勒战役

[斯大林格勒戰役]

Battle of Stalingrad (1942-1943), decisive battle of Second World War and one of the bloodiest battles in history, when the Germans failed to take Stalingrad, were then trapped and destroyed by Soviet forces

Aòlínpǐkètǐyùchǎng

奥林匹克体育场

[奧林匹克體育場]