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as the time draws near / at the last moment / temporary / interim / ad hoc
HSK 4
to approach; to draw near; to be close to (in space or time)
HSK 7-9
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to face / to overlook / to arrive / to be (just) about to / just before
HSK 7-9
clinical
HSK 7-9
Linyi county in Yuncheng 運城|运城, Shanxi
temporary worker; temp / temporary work
facing the street
HSK 7-9
lit. to sharpen one's spear only before going into battle (idiom) / fig. to make preparations only at the last moment
Linzi district of Zibo city 淄博市, Shandong
critical / boundary
provisional government
to befall
the store front / the part of a house facing the street serving as a store
Lingao County, Hainan
to copy (a model of calligraphy or painting etc)
to be at the scene (sitting for an exam, performing, competing, giving directions etc) / firsthand (experience) / impromptu (remarks etc)
to shrink back as the time for battle approaches (idiom) / to get cold feet
facing death / at death's door
Linzi district of Zibo city 淄博市, Shandong
facing the water (favored location)
an extra (in a movie) (abbr. for 臨時演員|临时演员)
the feeling of actually being there
clinical characteristic / diagnostic trait
critical point / boundary point
just before parting
at the last moment / right at the end
Linfen, prefecture-level city in Shanxi Province 山西省
clinical death
Linshu, a county in Linyi City 臨沂市|临沂市, Shandong
Lintong District of Xi’an 西安市, Shaanxi
to face childbirth / about to give birth / refers esp. to the onset of regular contractions
critical mass
an extra (in a movie)
Lintan, a county in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 甘南藏族自治州, Gansu
approaching one's end / with one foot in the grave
words of advice on parting
Lincheng, a county in Xingtai City 邢臺市|邢台市, Hebei
just before the contest / on the eve of war
before leaving / on departure
bridging loan
(idiom) to take on a leadership role at a time of crisis
Linze, a county in Zhangye City 張掖市|张掖市, Gansu
trial separation
Linquan, a county in Fuyang City 阜陽市|阜阳市, Anhui
Lintao, a county in Dingxi City 定西市, Gansu
Linwei District of Weinan City 渭南市, Shaanxi
Linxia, a county in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture 臨夏回族自治州|临夏回族自治州, Gansu
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
Linzhang, a county in Handan City 邯鄲市|邯郸市, Hebei
Linxi, a county in Xingtai City 邢臺市|邢台市, Hebei
Linqu County in Weifang 濰坊|潍坊, Shandong
to arrive home / facing one's home / home-coming / (soccer) facing the goalmouth
just before the battle / to approach the front line
to sacrifice one's life in a crisis
Linqing, a county-level city in Liaocheng City 聊城市, Shandong
on leaving / on the point of departure
Linxiang, a county-level city in Yueyang City 岳陽市|岳阳市, Hunan
Lin county in Lüliang 呂梁|吕梁, Shanxi 山西
to befall / to be imminent
dying (from illness) / facing death / on one's deathbed
critical state / criticality
Linyi county in Dezhou 德州, Shandong
at childbirth / in labor
Linxiang district of Lincang city 臨滄市|临沧市, Yunnan
in peril / facing disaster
Linyi county in Dezhou 德州, Shandong
Linyi, prefecture-level city in Shandong Province 山東省|山东省
Linxiang district of Lincang city 臨滄市|临沧市, Yunnan
Lingao County, Hainan
Lingui, a district of Guilin City 桂林市, Guangxi
to go in person (of emperor) / to copulate with a concubine (of emperor)
Lincang, prefecture-level city in Yunnan Province 雲南省|云南省
to practice calligraphy from a model
Linwei District of Weinan City 渭南市, Shaanxi
Linhe, a district of Bayannur City 巴彥淖爾市|巴彦淖尔市, Inner Mongolia
Linli, a county in Changde City 常德市, Hunan
Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, in Gansu Province 甘肅省|甘肃省
Linchuan, a district of Fuzhou City 撫州市|抚州市, Jiangxi
Linhai county in east Zhejiang
to try to score (a goal) / final push (at a critical juncture) / the final leg of sth
Linhai, a county-level city in Taizhou City 台州市, Zhejiang
Lintong District of Xi’an 西安市, Shaanxi
to hold a court audience / to govern from the imperial throne (applies esp. to Empress Dowager or Regent)
Linjiang, a county-level city in Baishan City 白山市, Jilin
Lintun Commandery (108 BC–c. 300 AD), one of four Han dynasty commanderies in north Korea
Linying, a county in Luohe City 漯河市, Henan

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