单丝不成线，独木不成林
dān​sī​bù​chéng​xiàn​dú​mù​bù​chéng​lín

one person cannot do it alone

  • created reference approved 单丝不成线，独木不成林/單絲不成線，獨木不成林 → 独木不成林/獨木不成林 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    单丝不成线，独木不成林 / 單絲不成線，獨木不成林 dān​sī​bù​chéng​xiàn​dú​mù​bù​chéng​lín

    独木不成林 / 獨木不成林 dú​mù​bù​chéng​lín

    see

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    created reference

  • created sense approved 单丝不成线，独木不成林/單絲不成線，獨木不成林 · dān​sī​bù​chéng​xiàn​dú​mù​bù​chéng​lín · one person cannot do it alone — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    单丝不成线，独木不成林 / 單絲不成線，獨木不成林

    dān​sī​bù​chéng​xiàn​dú​mù​bù​chéng​lín

    one person cannot do it alone

    A single strand of silk does not make a thread, and a single tree does not make a forest; one person cannot achieve much without the help or cooperation of others

    单丝不成线 (literal) → 单丝不成线/單絲不成線 · dān​sī​bù​chéng​xiàn · one person alone cannot achieve much ， (non_chinese) 独木不成林 (literal) → 独木不成林/獨木不成林 · dú​mù​bù​chéng​lín · one person alone cannot achieve much

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