独木不成林 dúmùbùchénglín one person alone cannot achieve much Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 独 獨 dú adverb single single; only one; alone; solitary木 mù noun tree (bound form) tree; plant life不成 bùchéng to fail (bound form) to fail to happen; to not become something; to have no success or achievement林 lín noun forest woods; forest; grove; a large area covered by trees or bamboo