Meaning of 临
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
lín
- to face
- to overlook
- to arrive
- to be (just) about to
- just before
临 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
欢迎光临。
Please come.
欢迎光临！
Welcome.
我送给汤姆一份临别礼物
I gave Tom a going-away present.
我期待著您的再次光临。
I look forward to your next visit.
临近圣诞。
Christmas is soon.
Stroke order for each character
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临 lín · to face · 9 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 临.
| 面临 | miànlín | to face sth; to be confronted with |
| 临时 | línshí | as the time draws near; at the last moment |
| 光临 | guānglín | (formal) to honor with one's presence; to attend |
| 来临 | láilín | to approach; to come closer |
| 降临 | jiànglín | to descend; to arrive |
| 临近 | línjìn | to approach; to draw near; to be close to (in space or time) |
| 临床 | línchuáng | (medicine) clinical |
| 居高临下 | jūgāo-línxià | lit. to be in a high location, overlooking the scene below (idiom); fig. to occupy a comma |
| 临街 | línjiē | facing the street |
| 欢迎光临 | huānyíngguānglín | Welcome! (used by staff to greet customers when they enter a shop or restaurant) |
| 即将来临 | jíjiāngláilín | imminent |
| 临终 | línzhōng | approaching death; on one's deathbed |
Questions about 临
What does 临 mean?
临 (lín) means "to face; to overlook" and is used as a verb and preposition.
How do you write 临?
临 is made of 1 character: 临 (9 strokes). That is 9 strokes in total.
Is 临 an HSK word?
Yes. 临 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 临 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 临 is written 臨.