单丝不成线，独木不成林

单
單
丝
絲
不
不
成
成
线
線
，
，
,
独
獨
木
木
不
不
成
成
林
林
one strand does not make a thread, one tree does not make a forest (idiom)

Characters and words in 单丝不成线，独木不成林

单
單
shàn = sh + an4
surname Shan
单
單
dān = d + an1
bill / list / form / single / only / sole / odd number / CL:個|个[ge4]
丝
絲
sī = s + Ø1
silk / thread / trace / (cuisine) shreds or julienne strips / CL:條|条[tiao2] / classifier: a thread (of cloud, smoke etc), a bit, an iota, a hint (of sth) etc
不
bù = bu + Ø4
no; not so / (bound form) not; un-
不
成
won't do / unable to / (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be?
成
chéng = ch + (e)ng2
surname Cheng
成
chéng = ch + (e)ng2
to succeed / to finish / to complete / to accomplish / to become / to turn into / to be all right / OK! / one tenth
线
綫
xiàn = xi + an4
variant of 線|线[xian4]
线
線
xiàn = xi + an4
thread / string / wire / line / CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3],根[gen1] / (after a number) tier (unofficial ranking of a Chinese city)
独
獨
dú = du + Ø2
alone / independent / single / sole / only
独
獨
木
木
不
不
成
成
林
林
a lone tree does not make a forest (idiom) / one cannot accomplish much on one's own
木
mù = mu + Ø4
(bound form) tree / (bound form) wood / unresponsive; numb; wooden
林
lín = li + (e)n2
woods / forest / CL:片[pian4] / circle(s) (i.e. specific group of people) / a collection (of similar things)

Words with 单丝不成线，独木不成林

单丝不成线，独木不成林 is not used as a component in another word.

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