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臨

lín

draw near, approach; descend; hexagram ䷒

Strokes
17
Radical
臣
HSK
—
Tone
2

Simplified form: 临

Stroke order

Our word list and example sentences are in simplified characters. Everything below is for 临, the simplified form of 臨. We do not have a traditional-script corpus to draw the words from, so they are shown as they are written in simplified Chinese.

Example sentences

  • 正式工比临时工要好。

    Zhèng shì gōng bǐ lín shí gōng yào hǎo

    A permanent job is better than a temporary one.

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  • 不幸降临到他的头上。

    Bù xìng jiàng lín dào tā de tóu shàng

    A misfortune befell him.

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  • 感谢您的光临。

    Gǎn xiè nín de guāng lín

    Thanks for stopping by.

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  • 他意识到他面临危险。

    Tā yì shí dào tā miàn lín wēi xiǎn

    He is aware of the danger.

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Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 临

  • 面临miàn lín 4–2 to face sth; to be confronted with
  • 临时lín shí 2–2 as the time draws near; at the last moment; temporary; interim; ad hoc
  • 光临guāng lín 1–2 (formal) to honor with one's presence; to attend
  • 临床lín chuáng 2–2 clinical
  • 降临jiàng lín 4–2 to descend; to arrive; to come
  • 濒临bīn lín 1–2 on the edge of; (fig.) on the verge of; close to
  • 来临lái lín 2–2 to approach; to come closer
  • 临lín 2to face; to overlook; to arrive; to be (just) about to; just before
  • 临近lín jìn 2–4 close to; approaching
  • 居高临下jū gāo lín xià 1–1–2–4lit. to be in a high location, overlooking the scene below (idiom); fig. to occupy a commanding position; to assume a haughty attitude
  • 临街lín jiē 2–1 facing the street