临近 臨近
临近 臨近 lín jìn ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ lam4 gan6 HSK 7-9
- to approach; to draw near; to be close to (in space or time)
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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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- 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
- 临到 臨到 lín dào ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄉㄠˋ lam4 dou3 to befall
- 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
近
- 将近 將近 jiāng jìn ㄐㄧㄤ ㄐㄧㄣˋ zoeng1 gan6 almost
- 就近 jiù jìn ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ zau6 gan6 nearby
- 接近 jiē jìn ㄐㄧㄝ ㄐㄧㄣˋ zip3 gan6 to approach; to get close to
- 最近 zuì jìn ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ zeoi3 gan6 recently
- 亲近 親近 qīn jìn ㄑㄧㄣ ㄐㄧㄣˋ can1 gan6 (of people or relationships) close; intimate
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- 贴近 貼近 tiē jìn ㄊㄧㄝ ㄐㄧㄣˋ tip3 gan6 to press close to
- 走近 zǒu jìn ㄗㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ zau2 gan6 to approach
- 近代 jìn dài ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄉㄞˋ gan6 doi6 the not-very-distant past
- 近来 近來 jìn lái ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄌㄞˊ gan6 loi4 recently
- 近日 jìn rì ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄖˋ gan6 jat6 (in) the past few days
- 近期 jìn qī ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄑㄧ gan6 kei4 near in time
- 近视 近視 jìn shì ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄕˋ gan6 si6 shortsighted
- 逼近 bī jìn ㄅㄧ ㄐㄧㄣˋ bik1 gan6 to press on towards
- 附近 fù jìn ㄈㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ fu6 gan6 nearby; neighboring
- 靠近 kào jìn ㄎㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ kaau3 gan6 to be close to
- 近年来 近年來 jìn nián lái ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄞˊ gan6 nin4 loi4 for the past few years
- 远近闻名 遠近聞名 yuǎn jìn wén míng ㄩㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄨㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ jyun5 gan6 man4 ming4 to be known far and wide
- 傍近 bàng jìn ㄅㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ bong6 gan6 to be close to
- 凡近 fán jìn ㄈㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ faan4 gan6 with little learning
- 切近 qiè jìn ㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ cit3 gan6 close; near
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)
- 不近人情 bù jìn rén qíng ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄑㄧㄥˊ bat1 gan6 jan4 cing4 (idiom) not amenable to reason; unreasonable
- 贵远贱近 貴遠賤近 guì yuǎn jiàn jìn ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄩㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ gwai3 jyun5 zin6 gan6 to revere the past and despise the present (idiom)
- 急功近利 jí gōng jìn lì ㄐㄧˊ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄌㄧˋ gap1 gung1 gan6 lei6 seeking instant benefit (idiom); shortsighted vision, looking only for fast return
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- 近水楼台 近水樓臺 jìn shuǐ lóu tái ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄌㄡˊ ㄊㄞˊ gan6 seoi2 lau4 toi4 lit. a pavilion near the water (idiom); fig. using one's proximity to the powerful to obtain favor
- 近在咫尺 jìn zài zhǐ chǐ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄗㄞˋ ㄓˇ ㄔˇ gan6 zoi6 zi2 cek3 (idiom) very close; almost within reach; close at hand
- 近朱近墨 jìn zhū jìn mò ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄓㄨ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄇㄛˋ gan6 zyu1 gan6 mak6 one is judged by the company one keeps (idiom)
- 平易近人 píng yì jìn rén ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄖㄣˊ ping4 ji6 gan6 jan4 amiable and approachable (idiom); easygoing
- 言近旨远 言近旨遠 yán jìn zhǐ yuǎn ㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄓˇ ㄩㄢˇ jin4 gan6 zi2 jyun5 simple words with a profound meaning (idiom)
- 远近皆知 遠近皆知 yuǎn jìn jiē zhī ㄩㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄓ jyun5 gan6 gaai1 zi1 known far and wide (idiom)
Example sentences
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临近 臨近 圣诞 聖誕 。
Christmas is approaching.
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