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as the time draws near / at the last moment / temporary / interim / ad hoc
HSK 4
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  *临* | 临* | *临
to face / to overlook / to arrive / to be (just) about to / just before
HSK 7-9
to approach; to draw near; to be close to (in space or time)
HSK 7-9
clinical
HSK 7-9
facing the street
HSK 7-9
Linwei District of Weinan City 渭南市, Shaanxi
Linquan, a county in Fuyang 阜陽|阜阳, Anhui
critical / boundary
Lingying county in Luohe 漯河, Henan
Linchuan district of Fuzhou city 撫州市|抚州市, Jiangxi
approaching one's end / with one foot in the grave
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
to face childbirth / about to give birth / refers esp. to the onset of regular contractions
Lin county in Lüliang 呂梁|吕梁, Shanxi 山西
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 leaving / on the point of departure
Linqu County in Weifang 濰坊|潍坊, Shandong
Lintao county in Dingxi 定西, Gansu
Linzhang county in Handan 邯鄲|邯郸, Hebei
just before the battle / to approach the front line
Linli county in Changde 常德, Hunan
Linxi county in Xingtai 邢台, Hebei
to copy (a model of calligraphy or painting etc)
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
Linze county in Zhangye 張掖|张掖, Gansu
facing the water (favored location)
facing death / at death's door
to befall
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
lit. to sharpen one's spear only before going into battle (idiom) / fig. to make preparations only at the last moment
words of advice on parting
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
to sacrifice one's life in a crisis
facing execution
lit. face thirst and dig a well (idiom); fig. not to make adequate provision / to act when it is too late
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
Linyi, prefecture-level city in Shandong Province 山東省|山东省
temporary worker; temp / temporary work
critical point / boundary point
Lincheng county in Xingtai 邢台, Hebei
an extra (in a movie)
to try to score (a goal) / final push (at a critical juncture) / the final leg of sth
clinical characteristic / diagnostic trait
Linyi county in Yuncheng 運城|运城, Shanxi
Lintan County in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 甘南藏族自治州, Gansu
Lincang, prefecture-level city in Yunnan Province 雲南省|云南省
Linzi district of Zibo city 淄博市, Shandong
Lintong District of Xi’an 西安市, Shaanxi
Linxiang district of Lincang city 臨滄市|临沧市, Yunnan
Linyi county in Dezhou 德州, Shandong
Linxia, county-level city in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture 臨夏回族自治州|临夏回族自治州, Gansu
Linxiang, county-level city in Yueyang 岳陽市|岳阳市, Hunan
Linxia County in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture 臨夏回族自治州|临夏回族自治州, Gansu
Linze county in Zhangye 張掖|张掖, Gansu
Linkui (c. 2000 BC), second of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 descended from Shennong 神農|神农 Farmer God
Linshu, a county in Linyi 臨沂|临沂, Shandong
to shrink back as the time for battle approaches (idiom) / to get cold feet
Linwu county in Chenzhou 郴州, Hunan
Lincheng county in Xingtai 邢台, Hebei
Linqu County in Weifang 濰坊|潍坊, Shandong
Linjiang, county-level city in Baishan 白山市, Jilin
temporary caregiver; babysitter
equanimity in the face of death / to face dangers with assurance
Linhe district of Bayan Nur city 巴彥淖爾市|巴彦淖尔市, Inner Mongolia
Linquan, a county in Fuyang 阜陽|阜阳, Anhui
Linli county in Changde 常德, Hunan

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