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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
to face sth; to be confronted with
HSK 4
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to face / to overlook / to arrive / to be (just) about to / just before
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 approach; to draw near; to be close to (in space or time)
HSK 7-9
Linqu County in Weifang 濰坊|潍坊, Shandong
Linfen, prefecture-level city in Shanxi Province 山西省
when things come to a head (idiom)
Linwei District of Weinan City 渭南市, Shaanxi
to face childbirth / about to give birth / refers esp. to the onset of regular contractions
critical / boundary
Lingying county in Luohe 漯河, Henan
Linchuan district of Fuzhou city 撫州市|抚州市, Jiangxi
to be at the scene (sitting for an exam, performing, competing, giving directions etc) / firsthand (experience) / impromptu (remarks etc)
approaching one's end / with one foot in the grave
(honorific) to visit / to call in
Linli county in Changde 常德, Hunan
Death is near at hand. (idiom)
Linhe district of Bayan Nur city 巴彥淖爾市|巴彦淖尔市, Inner Mongolia
(idiom) to experience it for oneself / to actually *be* there (as opposed to reading about it etc)
Linyi county in Dezhou 德州, Shandong
on the edge of / (fig.) on the verge of / close to
to visit in person; to personally attend
on leaving / on the point of departure
Linqu County in Weifang 濰坊|潍坊, Shandong
to visit places famous for their scenery
Whit Sunday (Christian Festival celebrating the Holy Spirit)
two simultaneous happy events in the family
words of advice on parting
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
Linxi county in Xingtai 邢台, Hebei
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
to sacrifice one's life in a crisis
Linzi district of Zibo city 淄博市, Shandong
Lincheng county in Xingtai 邢台, Hebei
at childbirth / in labor
to grace sb with one's presence / your arrival (honorific) / your esteemed presence
facing the water (favored location)
Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, in Gansu Province 甘肅省|甘肃省
facing death / at death's door
to befall
Lintun Commandery (108 BC–c. 300 AD), one of four Han dynasty commanderies in north Korea
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
Lingying county in Luohe 漯河, Henan
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
lit. as if on the brink of a deep abyss (idiom) / fig. extremely cautious
to overlook the sea / on the waterfront
in peril / facing disaster
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
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! (used by staff to greet customers when they enter a shop or restaurant)
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
critical point / boundary point

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