lín

draw near, approach; descend

DEFINITIONS

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

WORDS

門 lín mén to arrive home; facing one's home; home-coming; (soccer) facing the goalmouth
門一腳 lín mén yī jiǎo to try to score (a goal); final push (at a critical juncture); the final leg of sth
陣 lín zhèn just before the battle; to approach the front line
陣脫逃 lín zhèn tuō táo see 臨陣退縮|临阵退缩[lin2 zhen4 tui4 suo1]
陣退縮 lín zhèn tuì suō to shrink back as the time for battle approaches (idiom); to get cold feet
難 lín nàn in peril; facing disaster
頭 lín tóu to befall; to be imminent
高 lín gāo Lingao County, Hainan
高縣 lín gāo xiàn Lingao County, Hainan
魁 lín kuí Linkui (c. 2000 BC), second of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God
lì lín to arrive (esp. of notable person); to visit (more formal than 光臨|光临[guang1 lin2])
指導 lì lín zhǐ dǎo (of a notable person etc) to honor with one's presence and offer guidance (idiom)
qīn lín to go in person
其境 qīn lín qí jìng to travel to a place personally (idiom)
bì lín (of distinguished guest) honor my house (firm etc) with your presence
界 chāo lín jiè supercritical
其境 shēn lín qí jìng (idiom) to experience it for oneself; to actually *be* there (as opposed to reading about it etc)
pò lín to approach; to press in
闔第光 hé dì guāng lín the whole family is invited (idiom)
jiàng lín to descend; to arrive; to come
節 jiàng lín jié Advent (Christian period of 4 weeks before Christmas)
雙喜門 shuāng xǐ lín mén two simultaneous happy events in the family
miàn lín to face sth; to be confronted with
困難 miàn lín kùn nán to be faced with problems
jià lín to grace sb with one's presence; your arrival (honorific); your esteemed presence