chéng
lín

idiom
common

Meaning of 独木不成林

独木不成林 means one tree does not make a forest; a single person's power is limited. Pronounced dú mù bù chéng lín.

  • one tree does not make a forest; a single person's power is limited

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
xiàng
gōng
chéng
tài
páng
 
chéng
lín
 
men
yào
zhěng
tuán
duì
de
xié
zuò
 

This project is too huge; one tree does not make a forest. We need the cooperation of the entire team.

Bié
zǒng
xiǎng
zhe
dān
dòu
 
yào
zhī
dào
chéng
lín
de
dào
 

Don't always think about going it alone; you must understand the principle that a single tree does not make a forest.

Gōng
de
zhǎn
néng
zhǐ
kào
liǎng
jīng
yīng
 
chéng
lín
ma
 

A company's growth cannot rely on just one or two elites; one tree does not make a forest.

rén
shuō
 '
chéng
lín
 '
 
jiù
shì
zài
gào
jiè
men
yào
tuán
jié
 

When the ancients said 'one tree does not make a forest,' they were admonishing us to unite.