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森林浴

Mandarin · pinyin sēn lín yù

forest bathing: spending time in a forest, walking or deep-breathing etc, as therapy (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 森林浴 "shinrin'yoku")

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森: sēn · forest; luxuriant vegetation
林: lín · forest, grove; surname
浴: yù · bathe, wash; bath

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1–2–4 · sen1 lin2 yu4

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forest bathing (shinrinyoku), visiting the woods to soothe oneself mentally

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