临近 meaning in English

línjìn

to approach; to draw near; to be close to (in space or time)

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 臨近16 strokes

Meaning of 临近

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

línjìn
  1. to approach; to draw near; to be close to (in space or time)

临近 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

临lín近jìn圣shèng诞dàn。
Christmas is soon.

Stroke order for each character

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临 lín · to face · 9 strokes

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近 jìn · near · 7 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 临近.

最近zuìjìnrecently; soon
接近jiējìnto approach; to get close to
将近jiāngjìnalmost; nearly
近期jìnqīnear in time; in the near future
附近fùjìnnearby; neighboring; (in the) vicinity (of); neighborhood
面临miànlínto face sth; to be confronted with
临时línshías the time draws near; at the last moment
光临guānglín(formal) to honor with one's presence; to attend
近代jìndàithe not-very-distant past; modern times, excluding recent decades
靠近kàojìnto be close to; to approach; to draw near
近来jìnláirecently; lately
近视jìnshìmyopic; nearsighted; (fig.) shortsighted

Questions about 临近

What does 临近 mean?

临近 (línjìn) means "to approach; to draw near; to be close to (in space or time)" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 临近?

临近 is made of 2 characters: 临 (9 strokes), 近 (7 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.

Is 临近 an HSK word?

Yes. 临近 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 临近 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 临近 is written 臨近.