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临 lín

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临 lín Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
lín | lin2
English translation
to face
to overlook
to arrive
to be (just) about to
just before
to draw near, to approach; to descend

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About 临 lín

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Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

臨 lín

Contains the radical

丨 shù

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Etymology of 临 lín

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Positional decomposition

⿰⿰？丨 shù ？

Explanation

Simplified form of 臨 lín . Phonosemantic compound. 監 jiān represents the meaning and 品 pǐn represents the sound.

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Example sentences using 临 lín

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嗨 hāi , 欢迎 huānyíng 光临 guānglín 希尔顿 Xī ěr dùn 旅馆 lǚ guǎn .

Hi, welcome to the Hilton.

大 dà 旅行家徐霞客 Xú Xiá kè 曾 Zēng 两度登临 dēng lín .

Xu Xiake, a great Chinese traveler visited this place twice.

曙光 shǔ guāng 照 zhào 临 lín 大地 dà dì .

The early sun bathes the land in light.

我 wǒ 觉得 juéde 我们 wǒmen 将 jiāng 要 yāo 面临 miànlín 一 yī 段 Duàn 困难 kùnnan 时期 shíqī .

I think we've a bumpy road ahead of us.

杜鹃 dù juān 鸟 diǎo 预告 yù gào 春天 chūn tiān 的 de 来临 lái lín .

The cuckoo is the herald of spring.

Words with 临 lín

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
面临 miànlín to face sth面臨
临床 línchuáng clinical臨床
临时 línshí temporary臨時
光临 guānglín to attend光臨
来临 lái lín to approach來臨
降临 jiànglín to descend降臨
临 lín to face臨 lín
临近 lín jìn close to臨近
临死 lín sǐ facing death臨死
临终 lín zhōng approaching one's end臨終
濒临 bīnlín on the edge of瀕臨
临时工 lín shí gōng day laborer臨時工
亲临 qīn lín to go in person親臨
临界 lín jiè critical臨界
莅临 lì lín to arrive (esp. of notable person)蒞臨
临头 lín tóu to befall臨頭
居高临下 jū gāo lín xià to overlook居高臨下
临别 lín bié on parting臨別
临界点 lín jiè diǎn critical point臨界點
临沂 Lín yí Linyi prefecture-level city in Shandong臨沂
临走 lín zǒu before leaving臨走
临安 Lín ān Lin'an county level city in Hangzhou 杭州 Háng zhōu [Háng​zhōu], Zhejiang臨安
临场 lín chǎng firsthand (experience)臨場

临 lín Decomposition & Compounds

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临 lín Decomposition

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