临渴穿井

临渴穿井臨渴穿井 lín chuān jǐng ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄎㄜˇ ㄔㄨㄢ ㄐㄧㄥˇ lam4 hot3 cyun1 zeng2

  • lit. face thirst and dig a well (idiom); fig. not to make adequate provision
  • to act when it is too late

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 临 (1 of 4) — stroke by stroke.

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Character breakdown