Meaning
to face; to overlook; to arrive; to be (just) about to; just before
Chinese: 脸、表面。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “lin” becomes a different word in each tone. 临 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 面临miàn línto face sth; to be confronted with
- 临时lín shías the time draws near; at the last moment; temporary; interim
- 光临guāng lín(formal) to honor with one's presence; to attend
- 临床lín chuáng(medicine) clinical
- 来临lái línto approach; to come closer
Example Sentence
临走前，他和大家一一道别。Lín zǒu qián, tā hé dà jiā yī yī dào bié.Before leaving, he said goodbye to everyone one by one.
临走Lín zǒubefore leaving前qiánfront，他tāhe和héand大家dà jiāeveryone一一yī yīone by one道别dào biéto say goodbye。