临时 – vocab dash

临时línshí

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Meanings

1. as the time draws near

2. at the last moment

3. temporary

4. interim

5. ad hoc

Characters used

临to face 时time

Examples4

因为yīnwèi临时línshí有事yǒushì，我wǒ很hěn抱歉bàoqiàn在zài2月yuè27日rì那天nàtiān不能bùnéng跟gēn您nín碰面pèngmiàn了le。

I regret that I will be unable to meet you on February 27 owing to an unexpected matter.

因为yīnwèi临时línshí有事yǒushì，我wǒ很hěn抱歉bàoqiàn在zài2月yuè27日rì那天nàtiān不能bùnéng跟gēn你们nǐmen碰面pèngmiàn了le。

I regret that I will be unable to meet you on February 27 owing to an unexpected matter.

经济萧条jīngjìxiāotiáo是shì一yī段duàn时间shíjiān内nèi，当dāng这样zhèyàng的de经济活动jīngjìhuódòng普遍pǔbiàn增长zēngzhǎng而ér造成zàochéng的de一种yīzhǒng临时línshí性xìng的de经济活动jīngjìhuódòng衰退shuāituì。

Recession is a temporary falling off of business activity during a period when such activity is generally increasing.

事先shìxiān打dǎ个gè招呼zhāohu，别bié叫jiào我wǒ临时línshí抓瞎zhuāxiā。

Let me know beforehand instead of catching me on the hop at the last minute.