临(lín)

HSK 49 strokesTrad. 臨

to face

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Character information

Pinyin
lín
Meaning
to face; to overlook; to arrive; to be (just) about to; just before
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 4
Traditional
臨

Origin & structure

Where 临 comes from and how its parts fit together.

⿰⿰？丨？

Made of

丨gǔn

Parts are arranged left to right.

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Words with 临

Common words using 临 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

guāng光lín临
HSK 4

(formal) to honor with one's presence; to attend

Open 光临 page →
lái来lín临
HSK 7-9

to approach; to come closer

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jū居gāo高lín临xià下
HSK 7-9

lit. to be in a high location, overlooking the scene below (idiom)

Open 居高临下 page →
zài再lín临

to come again

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bīng兵lín临chéng城xià下

soldiers at the city walls (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture

Open 兵临城下 page →
dà大nàn难lín临tóu头

to be facing imminent calamity (idiom)

Open 大难临头 page →
rú如lín临dà大dí敌

lit. as if meeting a great enemy (idiom)

Open 如临大敌 page →
rú如lín临shēn深yuān渊

(lit.) as if on the brink of a deep abyss (idiom)

Open 如临深渊 page →

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光来居高下再兵城

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