濒临 meaning in English
on the edge of; (fig.) on the verge of
Traditional 瀕臨25 strokes
Meaning of 濒临
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
bīnlín
- on the edge of
- (fig.) on the verge of
- close to
濒临 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
这是一个濒临灭绝的物种。
It is an endangered species.
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濒 bīn · to approach · 16 strokes
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临 lín · to face · 9 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 濒临.
| 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 濒临
What does 濒临 mean?
濒临 (bīnlín) means "on the edge of; (fig.) on the verge of".
How do you write 濒临?
濒临 is made of 2 characters: 濒 (16 strokes), 临 (9 strokes). That is 25 strokes in total.
How is 濒临 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 濒临 is written 瀕臨.