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  5. 临了

临了 (lín liǎo): Finally — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

临 • lín • to face, to approach, to be near • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
lín临

to face, to approach, to be near

了 • liǎo • understand; finish; settle; be able to complete • HSK 2.0 L1
HSK 1
liǎo了

understand; finish; settle; be able to complete

Word Info

Pinyinlín liǎo
Meaningfinally; in the end
Characters2
Syntax—

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 临了.

Words with 临
  • 临时lín shítemporary; provisional
  • 光临guāng línto honour with your presence
  • 面临miàn línbe faced with; be up against
  • 临床lín chuángclinical
  • 来临lái línto approach; to come closer
  • 濒临bīn línbe close to; be on the verge of; border on
  • 降临jiàng línbefall; arrive
  • 临街lín jiēFace the street
Words with 了
  • 为了wèi lein order to
  • 了解liǎo jiěunderstand
  • 除了chú leapart from ("chule...yiwai" construction)
  • 受不了shòu bù liǎocannot bear it
不得了
bù dé liǎo
desperately serious disastrous; terrible
  • 了不起liǎo bu qǐamazing; terrific; extraordinary
  • 得了dé leall right!
  • 算了suàn lelet it be
    • 4.

    Example Sentences with 临了

    wǒ我
    men们
    děng等
    le了
    hǎo好
    jiǔ久
    ，
    lín临
    liǎo了
    chē车
    hái还
    shì是
    méi没
    lái来
    。
    We waited a long time, but in the end the bus still didn't come.
    tā他
    zhǎo找
    le了
    yí一
    shàng上
    wǔ午
    yào钥
    shi匙
    ，
    dà大
    jiā家
    shāng商
    liang量
    le了
    bàn半
    tiān天
    ，
    lín临
    lín临
    liǎo了
    fā发
    xiàn现
    yào钥
    shi匙
    jiù就
    zài在
    kǒu口
    dai袋
    lǐ里
    。
    He searched for his keys all morning, and in the end found them right in his pocket.
    liǎo了
    hái还
    shì是
    jué决
    dìng定
    qù去
    gōng公
    yuán园
    。
    Everyone discussed it for a long time, and finally decided to go to the park.