降临

jiàng lín · jiang lin

Traditional 降臨

Meaning

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  1. to descend
  2. to arrive
  3. to come

In a sentence

2 examples
01

夜(yè)幕(mù)降(jiàng)临(lín),街(jiē)灯(dēng)慢(màn)慢(màn)亮(liàng)了(le)起(qǐ)来(lái)。

Night fell, and the streetlights slowly came on.

02

当(dāng)机(jī)会(huì)降(jiàng)临(lín)时(shí),你(nǐ)要(yào)勇(yǒng)敢(gǎn)地(de)抓(zhuā)住(zhù)它(tā)。

When opportunity arrives, you must bravely seize it.

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