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HSK 5
HSK 6
临
臨
lín
1.
to face
2.
to overlook
3.
to arrive
4.
to be (just) about to
5.
just before
Very Common • Top 2%
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
来临
láilín
to approach
光临
guānglín
(formal) to honor with one's presence
再临
zàilín
to come again
濒临
bīnlín
on the verge of
登临
dēnglín
to visit places famous for their scenery
瞰临
kànlín
to overlook
临海
Línhǎi
Linhai county level city in Taizhou [[台州<Tāizhōu>]], Zhejiang
临海
línhǎi
to overlook the sea
临刑
línxíng
facing execution
临别
línbié
on parting
临到
líndào
to befall
临危
línwēi
dying (from illness)
临问
línwèn
to go personally to consult subordinates (of a high official)
临城
Línchéng
Lincheng county in Xingtai [[邢台<Xíngtái>]], Hebei
临场
línchǎng
to be at the scene (sitting for an exam, performing, competing, giving directions etc)
临夏
Línxià
Linxia Hui autonomous prefecture [[臨夏回族自治州|临夏回族自治州<LínxiàHuízúzìzhìzhōu>]], Gansu
临安
Línān
Lin'an county level city in Hangzhou [[杭州<Hángzhōu>]], Zhejiang
临写
línxiě
to copy (a model of calligraphy or painting)
临川
Línchuān
Linchuan district of Fuzhou city [[撫州市|抚州市]], Jiangxi
临帖
líntiè
to practice calligraphy from a model
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 5
- Character Frequency Rank
- 838
- Word Frequency Rank
- 1,660 of 84,292