lín

common
verb
literary

Meaning of 林立

林立 means to stand in great numbers like a forest; to abound; to teem. Pronounced lín lì.

  • to stand in great numbers like a forest; to abound; to teem

Definitions & Examples

Shàng
hǎi
dōng
gāo
lóu
lín
 
fēi
cháng
zhuàng
guān
 

Pudong, Shanghai is filled with skyscrapers standing like a forest; it's spectacular.

Gǎng
kǒu
nèi
fān
qiáng
lín
 
chuán
chuān穿
suō
tíng
 

The harbor was teeming with masts, and fishing boats shuttled back and forth.

Jiāo
gōng
chǎng
lín
 
huán
jìng
rǎn
wèn
yán
zhòng
 

Factories abound in the suburbs, and environmental pollution is becoming increasingly serious.

Zhè
zuò
gōng
chéng
shì
yān
cōng
lín
 
kōng
zhōng
màn
zhe
yān
 

Smokestacks stood like a forest in this industrial city, and the air was filled with smog.