临 (臨) lín

1. lín verb to face; to overlook
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In this sense 临 is synonymous with 面对
2. lín verb to watch; to look
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In this sense 临 is synonymous with 视
3. lín verb to monitor; to oversee
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In this sense 临 is synonymous with 监视
4. lín verb to meet
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In this sense 临 is synonymous with 碰上 or 逢着
5. lín verb to arrive
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In this sense 临 is synonymous with 到 or 至
6. lín verb to attack; to raid
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In this sense 临 is synonymous with 攻伐
7. lín verb to copy
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   
8. lín verb to govern; to administer; to control
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In this sense 临 is synonymous with 治理, 管理, or 统治
9. lín verb to be about to; to be near; to approach
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In this sense 临 is synonymous with 靠近 or 逼近
10. lín verb to place oneself; to stay
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In this sense 临 is synonymous with 置身

Contained in

• 临床心理学(臨床心理學) clinical psychology
• 五福临门(五福臨門) (may the) five blessings descend upon this home
• 临别赠言(臨別贈言) words of advice on parting
• 临床特征(臨床特徵) clinical characteristic; diagnostic trait
• 临界点(臨界點) critical point; boundary point
• 临门(臨門) to arrive home; facing one's home; home-coming; (soccer) facing the goalmouth
• 平时不烧香，临时抱佛脚(平時不燒香，臨時抱佛腳) to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises; to profess devotion only when in trouble; doing things at the last minute
• 驾临(駕臨) to grace with one's presence; your arrival (honorific); your esteemed presence
• 圣神降临(聖神降臨) Whit Sunday (Christian Festival celebrating the Holy Spirit)
• 临时(臨時) temporary; interim; ad hoc
• 欢迎光临(歡迎光臨) welcome
• 亚临界(亞臨界) subcritical
• 临时工(臨時工) day laborer; temporary work
• 临夏州(臨夏州) Linxia Hui autonomous prefecture
• 临写(臨寫) to copy (a model of calligraphy or painting)
• 贲临(賁臨) (of distinguished guest) honor my house (firm etc) with your presence
• 登临(登臨) to visit places famous for their scenery
• 监临(監臨) to supervise ; to proctor examinations ; an exam proctor
• 临帖(臨帖) to practice calligraphy from a model
• 临风(臨風) facing the wind
• 亲临(親臨) to go in person
• 兵临城下(兵臨城下) soldiers at the city walls; at a critical juncture
• 惠临(惠臨) (honorific) to visit; to call in
• 即将来临(即將來臨) imminent
• 临渴掘井(臨渴掘井) not to dig a well until one is thirsty; to be unprepared and seek help at the last minute
• 临界(臨界) critical; boundary
• 迫临(迫臨) to approach; to press in
• 临水(臨水) facing the water (favored location)

Also contained in

临安市 、 临屯 、 临沂 、 临潼区 、 临海 、 临漳 、 临湘 、 临高县 、 临济四喝 、 临泉县 、 临屯郡 、 临安 、 临高 、 临安府 、 临江市 、 临潭县 、 临泽 、 临沧 、 临川 、 临潼 、 临渭 、 临夏 、 临澧

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Truncated for common words

• 卷三十九 志第十九: 地理二 Volume 39 Treatises 19: Geography 2 Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 47
• 卷四十一 志第二十一: 地理四 Volume 41 Treatises 21: Geography 4 Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 38
• 卷三十五 志第二十五 州郡一 Volume 35 Treatises 25: Administrative Districts 1 Book of Song 宋書 — count: 36
• 卷三十八 志第十八: 地理一 Volume 38 Treatises 18: Geography 1 Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 34
• 卷十五 志第五 地理下 Volume 15 Treatises 5: Geography Part Two Book of Jin 晉書 — count: 27
• 卷三十九　　　　志第二十九　　地理三 Volume 39 Treatises 33: Gepgraphy 3 New Book of Tang 新唐書 — count: 23
• 卷四十 志第二十: 地理三 Volume 40 Treatises 20: Geography 3 Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 23
• 卷三十六 志第十六: 天文下 Volume 36 Treatises 16: Astronomy 2 Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 23
• 卷九十九下 王莽傳 Volume 99c: Wang Mang 3 Book of Han 漢書 — count: 21
• 卷五十八 志第三十四 禮十二 Volume 58 Treatises 34: Rites 12 History of Ming 明史 — count: 20

Collocations

• 临事 (臨事) 臨事而食言 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 成公 Lord Cheng — count: 6
• 临深渊 (臨深淵) 如臨深淵 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 小雅‧節南山之什‧小旻 Minor odes of the kingdom - Jie Nan Shan Zhi Shen - Xiao Min — count: 5
• 吊临 (吊臨) 敬吊臨賻賵 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《文王世子》King Wen as Son and Heir — count: 5
• 临民 (臨民) 告之以臨民 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 閔公 Lord Min — count: 4
• 临南 (臨南) 臨南者 — Gongyang's Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋公羊傳, 定公 Lord Ding — count: 4
• 咸临 (鹹臨) 咸臨 — Book of Changes 易經, 臨 Lin — count: 4
• 临祭祀 (臨祭祀) 臨祭祀 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 昭公 Lord Zhao — count: 3
• 辱临 (辱臨) 唯襄公之辱臨我喪 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 昭公 Lord Zhao — count: 3
• 临冲 (臨沖) 與爾臨衝 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 大雅‧文王之什‧皇矣 Greater odes of the kingdom - Decade Of Wen Wang - Huang Yi — count: 3
• 临女 (臨女) 上帝臨女 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 大雅‧文王之什‧大明 Greater odes of the kingdom - Decade Of Wen Wang - Da Ming — count: 3