临

lín · lin

Traditional 臨

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. to face
  2. to overlook
  3. to arrive
  4. to be (just) about to
  5. just before

In a sentence

2 examples
01

考(kǎo)试(shì)临(lín)近(jìn),他(tā)每(měi)天(tiān)都(dōu)复(fù)习(xí)到(dào)很(hěn)晚(wǎn)。

As the exam approaches, he reviews until very late every day.

02

这(zhè)家(jiā)酒(jiǔ)店(diàn)临(lín)海(hǎi),风(fēng)景(jǐng)非(fēi)常(cháng)漂(piào)亮(liang)。

This hotel faces the sea, and the view is very beautiful.

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