濒 bīn
- Strokes
- 16
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 频 frequency
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
濒临
bīnlín
to be on the verge of; to be close to
Characters in this word
Example phrases
- 由于长期亏损，这家老字号已经濒临破产，只能依靠重组自救。 Yóuyú chángqī kuīsǔn, zhè jiā lǎozìhào yǐjīng bīnlín pòchǎn, zhǐ néng yīkào chóngzǔ zìjiù. Because of long-term losses, this old-established brand is already on the verge of bankruptcy and can only rely on restructuring to save itself.
- 这种动物濒临灭绝，我们应该保护它们。 Zhè zhǒng dòngwù bīnlín mièjué, wǒmen yīnggāi bǎohù tāmen. This kind of animal is on the verge of extinction, and we should protect them.
- 他连续加班一个月，身体已经濒临崩溃。 Tā liánxù jiābān yí ge yuè, shēntǐ yǐjīng bīnlín bēngkuì. After a month of nonstop overtime, his body is on the verge of collapse.
Related words
- 濒危 bīnwēi endangered; at risk of extinction
- 光临 guānglín to visit
- 临时 línshí temporary; at the last moment
- 面临 miànlín to face; to be faced with
- 来临 láilín to come, to arrive
- 降临 jiànglín to arrive; to descend
- 莅临 lìlín to attend; to be present, honorific
- 临 lín to face; to approach; at the time of
- 临床 línchuáng clinical
- 临街 línjiē to face the street; street-facing
- 临近 línjìn to approach; to be close to
- 低谷 dīgǔ low point; trough