临 lín

draw near, approach; descend

HSK 5 #839

DEFINITIONS

  • draw near, approach
  • descend
  • to face
  • to overlook
  • to arrive
  • to be (just) about to
  • just before

STROKES

WORDS

临盆 lín pén at childbirth; in labor
临行 lín xíng on leaving; on the point of departure
临门 lín mén to arrive home; facing one's home; home-coming; (soccer) facing the goalmouth
临场 lín chǎng to be at the scene (sitting for an exam, performing, competing, giving directions etc); firsthand (experience); impromptu (remarks etc)
临刑 lín xíng facing execution
临街 lín jiē facing the street
双喜临门 shuāng xǐ lín mén two simultaneous happy events in the family
兵临城下 bīng lín chéng xià soldiers at the city walls (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture
临夏 lín xià Linxia Hui autonomous prefecture 臨夏回族自治州|临夏回族自治州[Lin2 xia4 Hui2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Gansu; also Linxia city and Linxia county
临战 lín zhàn just before the contest; on the eve of war
临城 lín chéng Lincheng county in Xingtai 邢台[Xing2 tai2], Hebei
临安 lín ān Lin'an county level city in Hangzhou 杭州[Hang2 zhou1], Zhejiang
临河 lín hé Linhe district of Bayan Nur city 巴彥淖爾市|巴彦淖尔市[Ba1 yan4 nao4 er3 shi4], Inner Mongolia
临海 lín hǎi Linhai county level city in Taizhou 台州[Tai1 zhou1], Zhejiang; to overlook the sea; on the waterfront
事到临头 shì dào lín tóu when things come to a head (idiom)
五福临门 wǔ fú lín mén lit. (may the) five blessings descend upon this home (namely: longevity, wealth, health, virtue, and a natural death); (an auspicious saying for the Lunar New Year)
亚临界 yà lín jiè subcritical
再临 zài lín to come again
即将来临 jí jiāng lái lín imminent
夜幕降临 yè mù jiàng lín nightfall
大祸临头 dà huò lín tóu facing imminent catastrophe; calamity looms; all hell will break loose
大限临头 dà xiàn lín tóu facing the end (idiom); at the end of one's life; with one foot in the grave
大驾光临 dà jià guāng lín we are honored by your presence
平时不烧香，临时抱佛脚 píng shí bù shāo xiāng ， lín shí bào fó jiǎo lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble; doing things at the last minute; to make a hasty last-minute effort (often refers to cramming for exams)
惠临 huì lín (honorific) to visit; to call in
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