one tree does not make a forest; one person alone cannot accomplish much
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesproverb
one tree does not make a forest; a single person's power is limited
强调集体的力量和团结合作的重要性，常用在鼓励团队协作或批评个人英雄主义的语境中。
Zhè这
xiàng项
gōng工
chéng程
tài太
páng庞
dà大
，
dú独
mù木
bù不
chéng成
lín林
，
wǒ我
men们
xū需
yào要
zhěng整
gè个
tuán团
duì队
de的
xié协
zuò作
。
This project is too huge; one tree does not make a forest. We need the cooperation of the entire team.
Bié别
zǒng总
xiǎng想
zhe着
dān单
dǎ打
dú独
dòu斗
，
yào要
zhī知
dào道
dú独
mù木
bù不
chéng成
lín林
de的
dào道
lǐ理
。
Don't always think about going it alone; you must understand the principle that a single tree does not make a forest.
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Gōng公
sī司
de的
fā发
zhǎn展
bù不
néng能
zhǐ只
kào靠
yī一
liǎng两
gè个
jīng精
yīng英
，
dú独
mù木
bù不
chéng成
lín林
ma嘛
。
A company's growth cannot rely on just one or two elites; one tree does not make a forest.
Gǔ古
rén人
shuō说
'
dú独
mù木
bù不
chéng成
lín林
'
，
jiù就
shì是
zài在
gào告
jiè诫
wǒ我
men们
yào要
tuán团
jié结
。
When the ancients said 'one tree does not make a forest,' they were admonishing us to unite.