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独木不成林
dú​mù​bù​chéng​lín

one person alone cannot achieve much

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 独 獨 dú adverb
    single
    single; only one; alone; solitary
  2. 木 mù noun
    tree
    (bound form) tree; plant life
  3. 不成 bù​chéng
    to fail
    (bound form) to fail to happen; to not become something; to have no success or achievement
  4. 林 lín noun
    forest
    woods; forest; grove; a large area covered by trees or bamboo