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临死 (lín sǐ): On the verge of death (adverb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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临死 consists of 2 characters.

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

死 • sǐ • die; extremely; rigid • HSK 2.0 L4

HSK 4

sǐ死

die; extremely; rigid

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Pinyinlín sǐ

Meaningon the verge of death

Characters2

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Syntaxadverb

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Example Sentences with 临死

tā他

lín临

sǐ死

qián前

liú留

xià下

le了

yí遗

yán言

。

He left a last word before dying.

lǎo老

rén人

lín临

sǐ死

shí时

fēi非

cháng常

píng平

jìng静

。

The old man was very calm at the moment of death.

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 临死.

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 死

死亡sǐ wángdie; death
死心sǐ xīnTo give up hope / to be reconciled to death
生死shēng sǐlife and death
救死扶伤jiù sǐ fú shāngheal the wounded and rescue the dying

假死

jiǎ sǐ

apparent death; suspended animation

冻死dòng sǐto freeze to death; to be extremely cold

半死bàn sǐhalf-dead; nearly dead

吊死diào sǐto hang to death; to die by hanging