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来临
来临
(lái lín): To approach (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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来 • lái • to come • HSK 3.0 · L1
HSK 3.0 · L1
lái
来
to come
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
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 来临.
Words with
来
上来
shàng lai
to come up
下来
xià lai
to come down
出来
chū lai
to come out
回来
huí lai
to return; to come back
过来
guò lai
to come over
进来
jìn lai
to come in
后来
hòu lái
afterward
看来
kàn lai
apparently
Words with
临
临时
lín shí
temporary; provisional
光临
guāng lín
to honour with your presence
面临
miàn lín
be faced with; be up against
临床
lín chuáng
clinical
濒临
bīn lín
be close to; be on the verge of; border on
降临
jiàng lín
befall; arrive
临街
lín jiē
Face the street
临近
lín jìn
Near
4.
Example Sentences with 来临
dōng
冬
tiān
天
jí
即
jiāng
将
lái
来
lín
临
,
tiān
天
qì
气
yuè
越
lái
来
yuè
越
lěng
冷
le
了
。
Winter is approaching, and the weather is getting colder and colder.
dōng
冬
tiān
天
lái
来
lín
临
qián
前
,
sōng
松
shǔ
鼠
huì
yóu
由
yú
于
tái
台
fēng
风
jí
即
jiāng
将
lái
来
lín
临
zhè
这
tū
突
rú
如
qí
其
lái
来
de
的
jì
寂
jìng
静
,
suī
虽
rán
然
quē
缺
fá
乏
zhèng
证
jù
据
,
dàn
但
wǒ
我
会
zhù
贮
cáng
藏
hěn
很
duō
多
jiān
坚
guǒ
果
。
Before winter comes, squirrels store many nuts.
,
jū
居
mín
民
men
们
xū
需
yào
要
jǐn
尽
kuài
快
chè
撤
lí
离
dào
到
ān
安
quán
全
qū
区
yù
域
。
Due to the approaching typhoon, residents need to evacuate to safe areas as soon as possible.
nán
难
dào
道
bú
不
shì
是
bào
暴
fēng
风
yǔ
雨
lái
来
lín
临
de
的
yù
预
zhào
兆
ma
吗
?
Isn't this sudden silence a sign of an approaching storm?
de
的
zhí
直
jué
觉
qiáng
强
liè
烈
dì
地
àn
暗
shì
示
zhe
着
wēi
危
xiǎn
险
jí
即
jiāng
将
lái
来
lín
临
。
Although lacking evidence, my intuition strongly hints that danger is approaching.