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降临 (jiàng lín): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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降临 (jiàng lín): Befall (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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降临 consists of 2 characters.

to descend, to fall, or to surrender

to face, to approach, to be near

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Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 降临 with other words naturally.

Adverb + Verbwith突然

tū突

rán然

jiàng降

lín临

neutral

suddenly arrive

Subject + Verb

hǎo好

yùn运

jiàng降

lín临

neutral

good luck arrives

Example Sentences with 降临

chūn春

tiān天

jiàng降

lín临

le了

。

Spring has arrived.

yè夜

mù幕

jiàng降

lín临

neutral

night falls

zāi灾

nàn难

jiàng降

lín临

formal

disaster strikes

yè夜

mù幕

jiàng降

lín临

，

chéng城

shì市

liàng亮

qǐ起

le了

wàn万

jiā家

dēng灯

huǒ火

。

As night fell, the city lit up with countless lights.

dāng当

jī机

yù遇

jiàng降

lín临

shí时

，

wǒ我

men们

bì必

xū须

zuò做

hǎo好

chōng充

fèn分

zhǔn准

bèi备

。

When opportunity arrives, we must be fully prepared.

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zāi灾

nàn难

tū突

rán然

jiàng降

lín临

，

zhěng整

gè个

shè社

qū区

dōu都

xiàn陷

rù入

le了

kǒng恐

huāng慌

。

Disaster befell suddenly, throwing the entire community into panic.

yè夜

mù幕

jiàng降

lín临

，

chéng城

shì市

liàng亮

qǐ起

xìng幸

fú福

zhēn真

de的

huì会

jiàng降

lín临

dào到

měi每

xìng幸

yùn运

bìng并

wèi未

jiàng降

lín临

，

tā他

zài再

xīn新

nián年

de的

zhōng钟

shēng声

qiāo敲

xiǎng响

，

xī希

wàng

líng灵

gǎn感

zǒng总

shì是

zài在

shēn深

yè夜

jiàng降

lín临

le

了

dēng灯

guāng光

。

As night falls, the city lights up.

gè个

rén人

shēn身

shàng上

ma吗

？

Will happiness truly befall everyone?

cì

次

yǔ与

guàn冠

jūn军

shī失

zhī之

jiāo交

bì臂

。

Fortune did not arrive; he narrowly missed the championship again.

望

yě也

suí随

zhī之

jiàng降

lín临

。

As the New Year's bell rings, hope also descends.

，

ràng让

wǒ我

wú无

fǎ法

rù入

mián眠

。

Inspiration always arrives late at night, keeping me from sleep.

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 降临.

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降低jiàng dīHSK 4
降落jiàng luòHSK 4
下降xià jiàng
投降tóu xiáng
降价jiàng jià
降水jiàng shuǐ
降温jiàng wēn

Words with 临

临床lín chuáng
临摹lín mó
临时lín shí
临街lín jiē
临近lín jìn
光临guāng lín
来临lái lín
濒临bīn lín