临到 臨到
临到 臨到 lín dào ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄉㄠˋ lam4 dou3
- to befall
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临 臨
- 来临 來臨 lái lín ㄌㄞˊ ㄌㄧㄣˊ loi4 lam4 to approach; to come closer
- 光临 光臨 guāng lín ㄍㄨㄤ ㄌㄧㄣˊ gwong1 lam4 (formal) to honor with one's presence
- 临床 臨床 lín chuáng ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄔㄨㄤˊ lam4 cong4 (medicine) clinical
- 临时 臨時 lín shí ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄕˊ lam4 si4 as the time draws near
- 临街 臨街 lín jiē ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄝ lam4 gaai1 facing the street
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- 临近 臨近 lín jìn ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ lam4 gan6 to approach; to draw near; to be close to (in space or time)
- 降临 降臨 jiàng lín ㄐㄧㄤˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ gong3 lam4 to descend
- 面临 面臨 miàn lín ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ min6 lam4 to face sth; to be confronted with
- 居高临下 居高臨下 jū gāo lín xià ㄐㄩ ㄍㄠ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ geoi1 gou1 lam4 haa6 lit. to be in a high location, overlooking the scene below (idiom)
- 再临 再臨 zài lín ㄗㄞˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ zoi3 lam4 to come again
- 惠临 惠臨 huì lín ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ wai6 lam4 (honorific) to visit
- 濒临 瀕臨 bīn lín ㄅㄧㄣ ㄌㄧㄣˊ pan4 lam4 on the edge of
- 登临 登臨 dēng lín ㄉㄥ ㄌㄧㄣˊ dang1 lam4 to visit places famous for their scenery
- 瞰临 瞰臨 kàn lín ㄎㄢˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ham3 lam4 to overlook
- 临了 臨了 lín liǎo ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄌㄧㄠˇ lam4 liu5 at the last moment
- 临刑 臨刑 lín xíng ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ lam4 jing4 facing execution
- 临别 臨別 lín bié ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄅㄧㄝˊ lam4 bit6 just before parting
- 临危 臨危 lín wēi ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄨㄟ lam4 ngai4 dying (from illness)
- 临问 臨問 lín wèn ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄨㄣˋ lam4 man6 to go personally to consult subordinates (of a high official)
- 临城 臨城 Lín chéng ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄔㄥˊ lam4 sing4 see 临城县
到
- 不到 bù dào ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄠˋ bat1 dou3 not to arrive
- 来到 來到 lái dào ㄌㄞˊ ㄉㄠˋ loi4 dou3 to arrive; to come
- 做到 zuò dào ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄠˋ zou6 dou3 to accomplish
- 到位 dào wèi ㄉㄠˋ ㄨㄟˋ dou3 wai2 to get to the intended location
- 到来 到來 dào lái ㄉㄠˋ ㄌㄞˊ dou3 loi4 to arrive
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- 到底 dào dǐ ㄉㄠˋ ㄉㄧˇ dou3 dai2 finally
- 到期 dào qī ㄉㄠˋ ㄑㄧ dou3 kei4 to fall due (loan etc)
- 到处 到處 dào chù ㄉㄠˋ ㄔㄨˋ dou3 cyu3 everywhere
- 到达 到達 dào dá ㄉㄠˋ ㄉㄚˊ dou3 daat6 to reach; to arrive
- 受到 shòu dào ㄕㄡˋ ㄉㄠˋ sau6 dou3 to receive (praise, an education, punishment etc); to be ...ed (praised, educated, punished etc)
- 周到 zhōu dào ㄓㄡ ㄉㄠˋ zau1 dou3 thoughtful
- 回到 huí dào ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄉㄠˋ wui4 dou3 to return to
- 报到 報到 bào dào ㄅㄠˋ ㄉㄠˋ bou3 dou3 to report for duty
- 梦到 夢到 mèng dào ㄇㄥˋ ㄉㄠˋ mung6 dou3 to dream of
- 得到 dé dào ㄉㄜˊ ㄉㄠˋ dak1 dou3 to get; to obtain; to receive
- 想到 xiǎng dào ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄉㄠˋ soeng2 dou3 to think of
- 感到 gǎn dào ㄍㄢˇ ㄉㄠˋ gam2 dou3 to feel; to sense; to perceive
- 找到 zhǎo dào ㄓㄠˇ ㄉㄠˋ zaau2 dou3 to find
- 拿到 ná dào ㄋㄚˊ ㄉㄠˋ naa4 dou3 to get
- 接到 jiē dào ㄐㄧㄝ ㄉㄠˋ zip3 dou3 to receive (letter etc)
Idioms with these characters
- 兵临城下 兵臨城下 bīng lín chéng xià ㄅㄧㄥ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄔㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ bing1 lam4 sing4 haa6 soldiers at the city walls (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture
- 大难临头 大難臨頭 dà nàn lín tóu ㄉㄚˋ ㄋㄢˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄊㄡˊ daai6 naan4 lam4 tau4 to be facing imminent calamity (idiom)
- 大限临头 大限臨頭 dà xiàn lín tóu ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄊㄡˊ daai6 haan6 lam4 tau4 facing the end (idiom); at the end of one's life
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- 阖第光临 闔第光臨 hé dì guāng lín ㄏㄜˊ ㄉㄧˋ ㄍㄨㄤ ㄌㄧㄣˊ hap6 dai6 gwong1 lam4 the whole family is invited (idiom)
- 居高临下 居高臨下 jū gāo lín xià ㄐㄩ ㄍㄠ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ geoi1 gou1 lam4 haa6 lit. to be in a high location, overlooking the scene below (idiom)
- 莅临指导 蒞臨指導 lì lín zhǐ dǎo ㄌㄧˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄓˇ ㄉㄠˇ lei6 lam4 zi2 dou6 (of a notable person etc) to honor with one's presence and offer guidance (idiom)
- 临渴穿井 臨渴穿井 lín kě chuān jǐng ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄎㄜˇ ㄔㄨㄢ ㄐㄧㄥˇ lam4 hot3 cyun1 zeng2 lit. face thirst and dig a well (idiom); fig. not to make adequate provision
- 临渴掘井 臨渴掘井 lín kě jué jǐng ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄎㄜˇ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄐㄧㄥˇ lam4 hot3 gwat6 zeng2 lit. not to dig a well until one is thirsty
- 临危受命 臨危受命 lín wēi shòu mìng ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄨㄟ ㄕㄡˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋ lam4 ngai4 sau6 ming6 (idiom) to take on a leadership role at a time of crisis
- 临阵磨枪 臨陣磨槍 lín zhèn mó qiāng ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄓㄣˋ ㄇㄛˊ ㄑㄧㄤ lam4 zan6 mo4 coeng1 lit. to sharpen one's spear only before going into battle (idiom)
- 马到成功 馬到成功 mǎ dào chéng gōng ㄇㄚˇ ㄉㄠˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄥ maa5 dou3 sing4 gung1 to win instant success (idiom)
- 面面俱到 miàn miàn jù dào ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄩˋ ㄉㄠˋ min6 min6 keoi1 dou3 (idiom) take care of everything; handle everything
- 事到临头 事到臨頭 shì dào lín tóu ㄕˋ ㄉㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄊㄡˊ si6 dou3 lam4 tau4 when things come to a head (idiom)
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- 手到拈来 手到拈來 shǒu dào niān lái ㄕㄡˇ ㄉㄠˋ ㄋㄧㄢ ㄌㄞˊ sau2 dou3 nim1 loi4 lit. to stretch a hand and grab it (idiom)
- 手到擒来 手到擒來 shǒu dào qín lái ㄕㄡˇ ㄉㄠˋ ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄌㄞˊ sau2 dou3 kam4 loi4 stretch a hand and grab it (idiom); very easy
- 水到渠成 shuǐ dào qú chéng ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄉㄠˋ ㄑㄩˊ ㄔㄥˊ seoi2 dou3 keoi4 sing4 lit. where water flows, a canal is formed (idiom)
- 说到做到 說到做到 shuō dào zuò dào ㄕㄨㄛ ㄉㄠˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄠˋ syut3 dou3 zou6 dou3 to be as good as one's word (idiom)
- 死到临头 死到臨頭 sǐ dào lín tóu ㄙˇ ㄉㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄊㄡˊ sei2 dou3 lam4 tau4 Death is near at hand. (idiom)
- 先来后到 先來後到 xiān lái hòu dào ㄒㄧㄢ ㄌㄞˊ ㄏㄡˋ ㄉㄠˋ sin1 loi4 hau6 dou3 (idiom) in order of arrival; first come, first served
- 新来乍到 新來乍到 xīn lái zhà dào ㄒㄧㄣ ㄌㄞˊ ㄓㄚˋ ㄉㄠˋ san1 loi4 zaa3 dou3 newly arrived (idiom)
Example sentences
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不幸 降临 降臨 到 他 的 头上 頭上 。
A misfortune befell him.
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我 又 转念 轉念 ， 见 見 日光 之下 ， 快 跑 的 未必 能 赢 贏 ， 力战 力戰 的 未必 得胜 得勝 ， 智慧 的 未必 得 粮食 糧食 ， 明 哲 的 未必 得 资财 資財 ， 灵巧 靈巧 的 未必 得 喜悦 喜悅 ， 所 临到 臨到 众人 眾人 的 ， 是 在乎 当时 當時 的 机会 機會 。
I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favor to men of skill; but time and chance happen to them all.
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