临 (lín) means To face (reach - be about to - copy). Below are 23 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
这是一个 临 时的安排。
Zhè shì yí ge línshí de ānpái.
This is a temporary arrangement.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 临时
公司面 临 很大的困难。
Gōngsī miànlín hěn dà de kùnnan.
The company faces great difficulties.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 面临
我们面 临 严峻的挑战。
Wǒmen miànlín yánjùn de tiǎozhàn.
We face a grim challenge.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 严峻
他 临 时有事，来不了了。
Tā línshí yǒu shì, lái bu liǎo le.
Something came up at the last minute, so he cannot come.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 临时
他面 临 一个重要的选择。
Tā miànlín yí ge zhòngyào de xuǎnzé.
He is faced with an important choice.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 面临
这种动物已经濒 临 灭绝。
Zhè zhǒng dòngwù yǐjīng bīnlín mièjué.
This animal is already on the verge of extinction.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 濒临
好运终于降 临 到他身上。
Hǎoyùn zhōngyú jiànglín dào tā shēnshang.
Good fortune finally came his way.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 降临
他有二十年的 临 床经验。
Tā yǒu èrshí nián de línchuáng jīngyàn.
He has twenty years of clinical experience.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 临床
这种药还在 临 床试验阶段。
Zhè zhǒng yào hái zài línchuáng shìyàn jiēduàn.
This medicine is still in the clinical trial stage.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 临床
台风来 临 前渔民都回了港。
Táifēng láilín qián yúmín dōu huí le gǎng.
The fishermen all returned to port before the typhoon came.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 渔民
女士们，先生们，欢迎光 临 。
Nǚshìmen, xiānshengmen, huānyíng guānglín.
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 女士
尊敬的各位来宾，欢迎光 临 。
Zūnjìng de gèwèi láibīn, huānyíng guānglín.
Distinguished guests, welcome.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 尊敬
世界上仍有很多人面 临 饥饿。
Shìjiè shang réng yǒu hěn duō rén miànlín jī'è.
Many people in the world still face hunger.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 饥饿
临 别时他只说了两个字：保重。
Línbié shí tā zhǐ shuō le liǎng ge zì: bǎozhòng.
At parting he said only two words: take care.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 保重
公司濒 临 破产，员工人心惶惶。
Gōngsī bīnlín pòchǎn, yuángōng rénxīn huánghuáng.
The company is on the brink of bankruptcy and the staff are anxious.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 濒临
这块大石头充当了 临 时的桌子。
Zhè kuài dà shítou chōngdāng le línshí de zhuōzi.
This big stone served as a makeshift table.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 充当
冬天来 临 前要储备足够的燃料。
Dōngtiān láilín qián yào chǔbèi zúgòu de ránliào.
Enough fuel must be stored up before winter comes.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 储备
经营不善使这家工厂濒 临 倒闭。
Jīngyíng bú shàn shǐ zhè jiā gōngchǎng bīnlín dǎobì.
Poor management has brought this factory to the brink of closure.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 倒闭
政府为受灾群众安置了 临 时住房。
Zhèngfǔ wèi shòuzāi qúnzhòng ānzhì le línshí zhùfáng.
The government arranged temporary housing for the disaster victims.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 安置
那次金融危机让整个体系濒 临 崩溃。
Nà cì jīnróng wēijī ràng zhěnggè tǐxì bīnlín bēngkuì.
That financial crisis brought the whole system to the brink of collapse.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 崩溃
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How is 临 used in a sentence?
This page shows 23 sentences using 临 (lín, "To face (reach - be about to - copy)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
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