Dictionary/临

临 臨

临 lín

ㄌㄧㄣˊ
VPrepHSK 7-9TOCFL L4core 10k
1to face
2to overlook
3to arrive
4to be (just) about to
5just before

Characters

Examples

bèi被xuǎn选shàng上de的jiāng将huì miàn会面lín临dà liàng大量de的yī xué医学hé和jīng shén精神cè shì测试。
被选上的将会面临大量的医学和精神测试。
Those selected will have to face extensive medical and psychological tests.
某些动物烦躁不安,可能是地震临震前的预兆。
Agitated activity by certain animals may be a sign of an impending earthquake.
日本正面临著严重的经济问题。
Japan is confronted with severe economic problems.

See also: words & characters pronounced lín