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临头
臨頭
líntóu
1. to befall
2. to be imminent
Common • Top 21%

Character Breakdown

临
lín
to draw near, to approach; to descend
HSK 5 9 丶
头
tóu
head; chief, boss; first, top
HSK 3 5 丶

Compound Words (4)

事到临头
shìdàolíntóu
things come to a head (idiom)
大祸临头
dàhuòlíntóu
facing imminent catastrophe
大限临头
dàxiànlíntóu
facing the end (idiom); at the end of one's life
死到临头
sǐdàolíntóu
Death is near at hand. (idiom)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
17,858 of 84,292