临
lín
to face; to approach; at the time of
Character
Example phrases
- 大会召开在即，组委会面临最后一轮安保压力。 Dàhuì zhàokāi zài jí, zǔwěihuì miànlín zuìhòu yì lún ānbǎo yālì. With the conference about to open, the organising committee faced one final round of security pressure.
- 临走前，他又检查了一遍门窗有没有关好。 Lín zǒu qián, tā yòu jiǎnchá le yí biàn ménchuāng yǒu méiyǒu guān hǎo. Just before leaving, he checked once more that the doors and windows were properly closed.
- 我家的房子临湖而建，推开窗就能看到水。 Wǒ jiā de fángzi lín hú ér jiàn, tuīkāi chuāng jiù néng kàndào shuǐ. My house is built right by the lake; open the window and you can see the water.
Related words
- 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
- 濒临 bīnlín to be on the verge of; to be close to
- 降临 jiànglín to arrive; to descend
- 莅临 lìlín to attend; to be present, honorific
- 临床 línchuáng clinical
- 临街 línjiē to face the street; street-facing
- 临近 línjìn to approach; to be close to
- 经 jīng to pass through; to undergo; after
- 继而 jì'ér subsequently; thereupon