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to face sth; to be confronted with
HSK 4
as the time draws near / at the last moment / temporary / interim / ad hoc
HSK 4
(formal) to honor with one's presence / to attend
HSK 4
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to face / to overlook / to arrive / to be (just) about to / just before
HSK 7-9
close to / approaching
HSK 7-9
clinical
HSK 7-9
lit. to be in a high location, overlooking the scene below (idiom) / fig. to occupy a commanding position / to assume a haughty attitude
HSK 7-9
to descend / to arrive / to come
HSK 7-9
to approach; to come closer
HSK 7-9
facing the street
HSK 7-9
to overlook the sea / on the waterfront
Linwei District of Weinan City 渭南市, Shaanxi
Linquan, a county in Fuyang 阜陽|阜阳, Anhui
critical / boundary
Linchuan district of Fuzhou city 撫州市|抚州市, Jiangxi
Lintan County in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 甘南藏族自治州, Gansu
approaching one's end / with one foot in the grave
to arrive (esp. of notable person) / to visit (more formal than 光臨|光临)
Linzi district of Zibo city 淄博市, Shandong
Linshu, a county in Linyi 臨沂|临沂, Shandong
Linhe district of Bayan Nur city 巴彥淖爾市|巴彦淖尔市, Inner Mongolia
Lintong District of Xi’an 西安市, Shaanxi
to face childbirth / about to give birth / refers esp. to the onset of regular contractions
to visit in person; to personally attend
Lin county in Lüliang 呂梁|吕梁, Shanxi 山西
(idiom) to experience it for oneself / to actually *be* there (as opposed to reading about it etc)
Linyi county in Dezhou 德州, Shandong
Lingying county in Luohe 漯河, Henan
to be at the scene (sitting for an exam, performing, competing, giving directions etc) / firsthand (experience) / impromptu (remarks etc)
on the edge of / (fig.) on the verge of / close to
on leaving / on the point of departure
Linqu County in Weifang 濰坊|潍坊, Shandong
Linxi county in Xingtai 邢台, Hebei
to visit places famous for their scenery
Lintao county in Dingxi 定西, Gansu
two simultaneous happy events in the family
Linzhang county in Handan 邯鄲|邯郸, Hebei
to befall / to be imminent
just before the battle / to approach the front line
Linli county in Changde 常德, Hunan
to be facing imminent calamity (idiom) / disaster is looming
to copy (a model of calligraphy or painting etc)
soldiers at the city walls (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture
Lingao County, Hainan
dying (from illness) / facing death / on one's deathbed
(idiom) to take on a leadership role at a time of crisis
at childbirth / in labor
to grace sb with one's presence / your arrival (honorific) / your esteemed presence
Linze county in Zhangye 張掖|张掖, Gansu
Linxiang district of Lincang city 臨滄市|临沧市, Yunnan
facing the water (favored location)
to practice calligraphy from a model
facing death / at death's door
to befall
Linwu county in Chenzhou 郴州, Hunan
better to go home and weave a net than to stand by the pond longing for fish (idiom) / one should take practical steps to achieve one's aim
to arrive home / facing one's home / home-coming / (soccer) facing the goalmouth
just before parting
at the last moment / right at the end
just before the contest / on the eve of war
Linyi county in Yuncheng 運城|运城, Shanxi
before leaving / on departure
to hold a court audience / to govern from the imperial throne (applies esp. to Empress Dowager or Regent)
lit. as if meeting a great enemy (idiom) / fig. cautious / with great preoccupation / with strict precaution
lit. to sharpen one's spear only before going into battle (idiom) / fig. to make preparations only at the last moment
when things come to a head (idiom)
lit. as if on the brink of a deep abyss (idiom) / fig. extremely cautious
words of advice on parting
in peril / facing disaster
(honorific) to visit / to call in
lit. not to dig a well until one is thirsty / to be unprepared and seek help at the last minute (idiom)
to observe from afar / to look into the distance from a high place
to sacrifice one's life in a crisis
facing execution
to approach / to press in
lit. face thirst and dig a well (idiom); fig. not to make adequate provision / to act when it is too late
welcome
end-of-life care; hospice care; palliative care
an extra (in a movie) (abbr. for 臨時演員|临时演员)
Linwei District of Weinan City 渭南市, Shaanxi
to copy (a model of calligraphy or painting)
to observe personally
to go personally to consult subordinates (of a high official)
to go in person (of emperor) / to copulate with a concubine (of emperor)
at childbirth / in labor
lit. (may the) five blessings descend upon this home (namely: longevity, wealth, health, virtue, and a natural death) / (an auspicious saying for the Lunar New Year)
imminent
Linyi, prefecture-level city in Shandong Province 山東省|山东省
temporary worker; temp / temporary work
to overlook / to watch from above

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