临近
línjìn
to approach; to be close to
Characters in this word
近 jìn
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 辶 — to walk
- Made of
- 辶 to walk 斤 axe
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 项目临近验收，团队却发现核心数据仍存在明显偏差。 Xiàngmù línjìn yànshōu, tuánduì què fāxiàn héxīn shùjù réng cúnzài míngxiǎn piānchā. As the project approached final acceptance, the team discovered that the core data still contained obvious deviations.
- 临近春节，火车站里挤满了回家的人。 Línjìn Chūnjié, huǒchēzhàn lǐ jǐ mǎn le huí jiā de rén. As the Spring Festival approached, the railway station was packed with people heading home.
- 考试临近了，他每天都在图书馆复习到很晚。 Kǎoshì línjìn le, tā měitiān dōu zài túshūguǎn fùxí dào hěn wǎn. The exam is drawing near, and every day he studies in the library until late.
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 lín to face; to approach; at the time of
- 临床 línchuáng clinical
- 临街 línjiē to face the street; street-facing
- 近 jìn near; close
- 最近 zuìjìn recently