临
lín
to face
to overlook; to arrive; to be (just) about to; just before
a picture of 临 → a figure leaning over to look down
临 depicts a person bending over and looking down at something below — the sense of looming presence, overlooking, or arriving at a threshold. From that image comes the extended meanings: to face, to approach, just before.
考试临近，他开始认真复习。
kǎo shì lín jìn，tā kāi shǐ rèn zhēn fù xí。
With the exam drawing near, he started studying seriously.
她临出门才想起忘带钥匙了。
tā lín chū mén cái xiǎng qǐ wàng dài yào shi le。
Just as she was about to leave, she remembered she had forgotten her keys.
Words with 临
临湘
lín xiāng
see 臨湘市|临湘市[Lin2 xiang1 Shi4]
身临其境
shēn lín qí jìng
(idiom) to experience it for oneself
临淄
lín zī
Linzi district of Zibo city 淄博市[Zi1 bo2 shi4], Shandong
临河
lín hé
see 臨河區|临河区[Lin2 he2 Qu1]
临漳县
lín zhāng xiàn
Linzhang, a county in Handan City 邯鄲市|邯郸市[Han2 dan1 Shi4], Hebei
超临界
chāo lín jiè
supercritical
兵临城下
bīng lín chéng xià
soldiers at the city walls (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture
临了
lín liǎo
at the last moment
临刑
lín xíng
facing execution
临别
lín bié
just before parting
临别赠言
lín bié zèng yán
words of advice on parting
临危
lín wēi
dying (from illness)