单丝不成线,独木不成林 in English dan1 si1 bu4 cheng2 xian4 , du2 mu4 bu4 cheng2 lin2 Meaning

Meanings

  • one strand does not make a thread, one tree does not make a forest (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

线

Traditional Characters

Pinyin

dan1 si1 bu4 cheng2 xian4 , du2 mu4 bu4 cheng2 lin2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

dan1surname Shan si1silk bu4(negative prefix) cheng2surname Cheng 线xian4variant of 線|线[xian4] du2alone mu4surname Mu bu4(negative prefix) cheng2surname Cheng lin2surname Lin