临时(lín shí): as the time draws near
as the time draws near
Character breakdown
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Word information
- Pinyin
- lín shí
- Meaning
- as the time draws near
- HSK level
- HSK 4
- Characters
- 2
- Traditional
- 臨時
Related words
Common words sharing a character with 临时 — tap one to open its word page.
guāng光lín临
HSK 4(formal) to honor with one's presence
lái来lín临
HSK 7-9to approach; to come closer
jū居gāo高lín临xià下
HSK 7-9lit. to be in a high location, overlooking the scene below (idiom)
bīng兵lín临chéng城xià下
soldiers at the city walls (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture
dà大nàn难lín临tóu头
to be facing imminent calamity (idiom)
rú如lín临dà大dí敌
lit. as if meeting a great enemy (idiom)
rú如lín临shēn深yuān渊
(lit.) as if on the brink of a deep abyss (idiom)
bīn濒lín临
on the edge of
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