临

Traditional (Taiwan): 臨

On the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list, at CEFR level C1.

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lín ㄌㄧㄣˊ

- to face
- to overlook
- to arrive
- to be (just) about to
- just before

Other words read lín

In the same tone

林 lín woods
邻 lín neighbor
鳞 lín scales
磷 lín phosphorus
琳 lín gem

All 21 words read lín

lin with other tones

拎 līn lift up
凛 lǐn cold
赁 lìn rent
廪 lǐn government granary
懔 lǐn fear

All 34 words read lin in any tone

How 临 is written

部首 radical: 丨
笔画 strokes: 9, with 8 after the 部首

Easy to confuse with 临

监

Words with 临

Starting with 临

临时 línshí temporary
临床 línchuáng clinical
临近 línjìn approach
临死 línsǐ facing death
临走 línzǒu before leaving

All 98 words starting with 临

Ending with 临

面临 miànlín face sth
来临 láilín approach
降临 jiànglín descend
亲临 qīnlín personally attend
濒临 bīnlín close to

All 21 words ending with 临

Containing 临

居高临下 jūgāolínxià lit. to be in a high location, overlooking the scene below
事到临头 shìdàolíntóu when things come to a head
大难临头 dànànlíntóu disaster is looming
兵临城下 bīnglínchéngxià soldiers at the city walls
身临其境 shēnlínqíjìng actually *be* there

All 21 words containing 临

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