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临阵
臨陣
línzhèn
1. just before the battle
2. to approach the front line
Uncommon • Top 36%

Character Breakdown

临
lín
to draw near, to approach; to descend
HSK 5 9 丶
阵
zhèn
row, column; ranks, troop formation
HSK 5 6 丶

Compound Words (1)

临阵退缩
línzhèntuìsuō
to shrink back on approaching the battlefield (idiom)

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Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
30,514 of 84,292