临
línTraditional: 臨
#1813 of 5,000 Core 5000
Translation
to be near to, to face, just before, to overlook
Word origin
Originally a pictograph showing a person bending over to look down at objects, giving the senses of overlooking, facing, and drawing near.
- Origin
- pictograph
- Root
- 臥 (a person leaning over) + 品 (objects being viewed)
Stroke order
临
Examples
座。
This house overlooks the sea.
。
He said goodbye just before leaving.
，。
With the exam approaching, everyone was nervous.
河。
That restaurant is built facing the river.
。
Just before going to sleep I like to read for a while.
临 (lín) means to be near or face something, to overlook, or to be on the point of an event. It often appears before another verb to mean just as something is about to happen.
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