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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
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close to / approaching
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to descend / to arrive / to come
HSK 7-9
to approach; to come closer
HSK 7-9
clinical
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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
facing the street
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Lingao County, Hainan
Linfen prefecture-level city in Shanxi 山西
Linhai, county-level city in Taizhou 台州, Zhejiang
to overlook the sea / on the waterfront
Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture 臨夏回族自治州|临夏回族自治州, Gansu / also Linxia City and Linxia County
to be at the scene (sitting for an exam, performing, competing, giving directions etc) / firsthand (experience) / impromptu (remarks etc)
Lincang prefecture-level city in Yunnan
Lin'an, county-level city in Hangzhou 杭州, Zhejiang
Linwei District of Weinan City 渭南市, Shaanxi
Linquan, a county in Fuyang 阜陽|阜阳, Anhui
critical / boundary
Linjiang, county-level city in Baishan 白山, Jilin
Linyi county in Yuncheng 運城|运城, Shanxi
Linchuan district of Fuzhou city 撫州市|抚州市, Jiangxi
to go in person
at childbirth / in labor
Lingui county in Guilin 桂林, Guangxi
Linqing, county-level city in Liaocheng 聊城, Shandong
on the edge of / (fig.) on the verge of / close to
Lintan County in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 甘南藏族自治州, Gansu
to practice calligraphy from a model
approaching one's end / with one foot in the grave
facing death / at death's door
to arrive (esp. of notable person) / to visit (more formal than 光臨|光临)
to copy (a model of calligraphy or painting etc)
Linyi prefecture-level city in Shandong
Linzi district of Zibo city 淄博市, Shandong
Linyi county in Dezhou 德州, Shandong
just before the battle / to approach the front line
Linzhang county in Handan 邯鄲|邯郸, Hebei
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
soldiers at the city walls (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture
to face childbirth / about to give birth / refers esp. to the onset of regular contractions
facing the water (favored location)
(honorific) to visit / to call in
dying (from illness) / facing death / on one's deathbed
Lintao county in Dingxi 定西, Gansu
to visit places famous for their scenery
Linxiang district of Lincang city 臨滄市|临沧市, Yunnan
Linxiang county-level city in Yueyang 岳陽|岳阳, Hunan
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)
Lingying county in Luohe 漯河, Henan
Linxi county in Xingtai 邢台, Hebei
on leaving / on the point of departure
just before parting
to befall / to be imminent
two simultaneous happy events in the family
(idiom) to take on a leadership role at a time of crisis
to grace sb with one's presence / your arrival (honorific) / your esteemed presence
at the last moment / right at the end
before leaving / on departure
lit. as if meeting a great enemy (idiom) / fig. cautious / with great preoccupation / with strict precaution
Linli county in Changde 常德, Hunan
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 be facing imminent calamity (idiom) / disaster is looming
to befall
just before the contest / on the eve of war
to hold a court audience / to govern from the imperial throne (applies esp. to Empress Dowager or Regent)
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)
words of advice on parting
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 arrive home / facing one's home / home-coming / (soccer) facing the goalmouth
in peril / facing disaster
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
to go in person (of emperor) / to copulate with a concubine (of emperor)
to copy (a model of calligraphy or painting)
at childbirth / in labor
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 go personally to consult subordinates (of a high official)
to observe personally
Linkui (c. 2000 BC), second of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 descended from Shennong 神農|神农 Farmer God
to overlook / to watch from above
welcome
(of a distinguished guest) honor my house (firm etc) with your presence
Lincheng county in Xingtai 邢台, Hebei
Linqu County in Weifang 濰坊|潍坊, Shandong

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