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as the time draws near / at the last moment / temporary / interim / ad hoc
HSK 4
clinical medicine
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  *臨* | 臨* | *臨
to face / to overlook / to arrive / to be (just) about to / just before
HSK 7-9
clinical death
critical mass
to approach; to draw near; to be close to (in space or time)
HSK 7-9
Linxia, a county-level city in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture 臨夏回族自治州|临夏回族自治州, Gansu
critical state / criticality
the feeling of actually being there
Linzhang, a county in Handan City 邯鄲市|邯郸市, Hebei
just before the battle / to approach the front line
to copy (a model of calligraphy or painting etc)
critical point / boundary point
(idiom) to take on a leadership role at a time of crisis
to be at the scene (sitting for an exam, performing, competing, giving directions etc) / firsthand (experience) / impromptu (remarks etc)
lit. face thirst and dig a well (idiom); fig. not to make adequate provision / to act when it is too late
facing the street
HSK 7-9
before leaving / on departure
Lingao County, Hainan
lit. to sharpen one's spear only before going into battle (idiom) / fig. to make preparations only at the last moment
clinical
HSK 7-9
Linyi county in Dezhou 德州, Shandong
temporary worker; temp / temporary work
to hold a court audience / to govern from the imperial throne (applies esp. to Empress Dowager or Regent)
at childbirth / in labor
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
on leaving / on the point of departure
Lintong District of Xi’an 西安市, Shaanxi
Linyi county in Yuncheng 運城|运城, Shanxi
the store front / the part of a house facing the street serving as a store
Linying, a county in Luohe City 漯河市, Henan
Lin county in Lüliang 呂梁|吕梁, Shanxi 山西
Lintao, a county in Dingxi City 定西市, Gansu
dying (from illness) / facing death / on one's deathbed
Linzi district of Zibo city 淄博市, Shandong
trial separation
Linhai, a county-level city in Taizhou City 台州市, Zhejiang
Linqing, a county-level city in Liaocheng City 聊城市, Shandong
Linyi county in Yuncheng 運城|运城, Shanxi
Linwu, a county in Chenzhou City 郴州市, Hunan
Linwei District of Weinan City 渭南市, Shaanxi
Linxiang district of Lincang city 臨滄市|临沧市, Yunnan
to befall
to overlook the sea / on the waterfront
Lincheng, a county in Xingtai City 邢臺市|邢台市, Hebei
to face childbirth / about to give birth / refers esp. to the onset of regular contractions
just before parting
to go personally to consult subordinates (of a high official)
to copy (a model of calligraphy or painting)
Linyi, prefecture-level city in Shandong Province 山東省|山东省
lit. not to dig a well until one is thirsty / to be unprepared and seek help at the last minute (idiom)
end-of-life care; hospice care; palliative care
facing execution
Lintun Commandery (108 BC–c. 300 AD), one of four Han dynasty commanderies in north Korea
critical / boundary
an extra (in a movie) (abbr. for 臨時演員|临时演员)
bridging loan
Linhe, a district of Bayannur City 巴彥淖爾市|巴彦淖尔市, Inner Mongolia
Linze, a county in Zhangye City 張掖市|张掖市, Gansu
to shrink back as the time for battle approaches (idiom) / to get cold feet
to befall / to be imminent
an extra (in a movie)
Linxiang, a county-level city in Yueyang City 岳陽市|岳阳市, Hunan
to practice calligraphy from a model
at childbirth / in labor
to try to score (a goal) / final push (at a critical juncture) / the final leg of sth
Linli, a county in Changde City 常德市, Hunan
at the last moment / right at the end
provisional government
to observe personally
to sacrifice one's life in a crisis
Linzi district of Zibo city 淄博市, Shandong
in peril / facing disaster
to go in person (of emperor) / to copulate with a concubine (of emperor)
Linquan, a county in Fuyang City 阜陽市|阜阳市, Anhui
Linwei District of Weinan City 渭南市, Shaanxi
clinical characteristic / diagnostic trait
temporary caregiver; babysitter
Lintong District of Xi’an 西安市, Shaanxi
approaching one's end / with one foot in the grave
Linxiang district of Lincang city 臨滄市|临沧市, Yunnan

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