Keyword
to face
- to draw near
- to approach
- to descend
- Frequency
- #788
- Strokes
- 9
Readings
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Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
面临
to face sth; to be confronted with
临时
as the time draws near; at the last moment; temporary; interim; ad hoc
临
to face; to overlook; to arrive; to be (just) about to; just before
临床
(medicine) clinical
来临
to approach; to come closer
降临
to descend; to arrive; to come
临近
to approach; to draw near; to be close to (in space or time)
濒临
on the edge of; (fig.) on the verge of; close to
光临
(formal) to honor with one's presence; to attend
临界
critical; boundary
临终
approaching death; on one's deathbed
莅临
to arrive (esp. of notable person); to visit (more formal than 光临 (guānglín))
临时工
temporary worker; temp; temporary work
临时政府
provisional government
亲临
to visit in person; to personally attend
临死
facing death; at death's door
临界点
critical point; boundary point
临海
to overlook the sea; on the waterfront
即将来临
imminent
临摹
to copy (a model of calligraphy or painting etc)
欢迎光临
Welcome! (used by staff to greet customers when they enter a shop or restaurant)
临头
to befall; to be imminent
身临其境
(idiom) to experience it for oneself; to actually *be* there (as opposed to reading about it etc)
大难临头
to be facing imminent calamity (idiom); disaster is looming