lín

draw near, approach; descend

DEFINITIONS

臨 lín
  • to face
  • to overlook
  • to arrive
  • to be (just) about to
  • just before

WORDS

刑 lín xíng facing execution
別 lín bié on parting; facing separation
別贈言 lín bié zèng yán words of advice on parting
到 lín dào to befall
危 lín wēi dying (from illness); facing death; on one's deathbed
危受命 lín wēi shòu mìng (idiom) to take on a leadership role at a time of crisis
危授命 lín wēi shòu mìng to sacrifice one's life in a crisis
問 lín wèn to go personally to consult subordinates (of a high official)
城 lín chéng Lincheng county in Xingtai 邢台[Xing2 tai2], Hebei
城縣 lín chéng xiàn Lincheng county in Xingtai 邢台[Xing2 tai2], Hebei
場 lín chǎng to be at the scene (sitting for an exam, performing, competing, giving directions etc); firsthand (experience); impromptu (remarks etc)
場感 lín chǎng gǎn the feeling of actually being there
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
夏回族自治州 lín xià huí zú zì zhì zhōu Linxia Hui autonomous prefecture in Gansu
夏州 lín xià zhōu Linxia Hui autonomous prefecture; abbr. for 臨夏回族自治州|临夏回族自治州
夏市 lín xià shì Linxia county level city in 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
夏縣 lín xià xiàn Linxia county city in 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
安 lín ān Lin'an county level city in Hangzhou 杭州[Hang2 zhou1], Zhejiang
安市 lín ān shì Lin'an county level city in Hangzhou 杭州[Hang2 zhou1], Zhejiang
安縣 lín ān xiàn Lin'an county in Zhejiang, west of Hangzhou
寫 lín xiě to copy (a model of calligraphy or painting)
屯郡 lín tún jùn Lintun commandery (108 BC-c. 300 AD), one of four Han dynasty commanderies in north Korea
川 lín chuān Linchuan district of Fuzhou city 撫州市|抚州市, Jiangxi
川區 lín chuān qū Linchuan district of Fuzhou city 撫州市|抚州市, Jiangxi
川羨魚 lín chuān xiàn yú see 臨淵羨魚,不如退而結網|临渊羡鱼,不如退而结网[lin2 yuan1 xian4 yu2 , bu4 ru2 tui4 er2 jie2 wang3]