臨U+81E817 STROKES
Entry·pron. lín
ㄌㄧㄣˊ
“to face; to arrive; to overlook from a height; to approach; to be about to; to copy from a model”
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- 面臨ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊto face; to be confronted with; to encounter; to be faced with
- 臨時ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄕˊtemporary; interim; ad hoc; at the last moment; for the time being
- 臨床ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄔㄨㄤˊclinical; relating to the direct observation and treatment of patients in medical practice; in Chinese medicine contexts, the hands-on diagnosis and care of illness by a physician.
- 來臨ㄌㄞˊ ㄌㄧㄣˊto arrive; to come; to approach; to draw near; to be imminent
- 降臨ㄐㄧㄤˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊto descend; to arrive; to come; to make an appearance
- 臨時會ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄕˊ ㄏㄨㄟˋa special or emergency session of a council or assembly; convened for urgent matters outside the regular schedule; contrasted with regular sessions.
- 瀕臨ㄅㄧㄣ ㄌㄧㄣˊon the verge of; close to; on the edge of; about to reach or experience something, often something critical or final.
- 臨終ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄓㄨㄥapproaching death; on one's deathbed; the moment just before dying.
- 光臨ㄍㄨㄤ ㄌㄧㄣˊ(formal) to honor with one's presence; to attend; used as a polite expression when a guest arrives.
- 親臨ㄑㄧㄣ ㄌㄧㄣˊto be present in person; to attend personally; to show up oneself
- 臨近ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋnear; close to; approaching (a time or place)
- 臨檢ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇpolice roadside checkpoint or spot check; temporary inspection of vehicles and pedestrians by law enforcement
- 臨場ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄔㄤˇon the spot; at the scene; present at the site
- 蒞臨ㄌㄧˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊto personally attend; to arrive (honorific, of an esteemed guest)
- 臨摹ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄇㄛˊto copy a model artwork or calligraphy; to reproduce by tracing or imitating an original
- 福臨ㄈㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄣˊblessings arrive; good fortune comes
- 臨頭ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄊㄡˊto fall upon one's head; to befall, especially misfortune; to reach the end or final stage
- 臨危ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄨㄟˊfacing danger; in a perilous situation; critically ill or near death
- 臨海ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄏㄞˇfacing the sea; bordering the ocean; coastal
- 居高臨下ㄐㄩ ㄍㄠ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋoccupying a high vantage point looking down; in a commanding position controlling everything
- 臨陣ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄓㄣˋpersonally take the field of battle; face a situation at the moment of action
- 臨界點ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄉㄧㄢˇcritical point; threshold at which a phase change occurs; turning point where a situation is about to change
- 臨死ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄙˇat the point of death; dying; in one's final moments
- 臨行ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊabout to depart; just before setting off on a journey
- 臨櫃ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄟˋto go to a bank or service counter in person; to transact at the counter
- 面臨到ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄉㄠˋto face; to be confronted with; to encounter (a situation or challenge)
- 臨時工ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄕˊ ㄍㄨㄥtemporary worker; casual laborer; short-term or occasional employment
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