HSK · Level 4
132 words
Chinese word
临
Pronunciation
Pinyinlín
Meaning
- verbapproach
Example
中秋节临近，我们要买月饼。zhōng qiū jié lín jìn wǒ men yào mǎi yuè bǐng
As the Mid-Autumn Festival approaches, we need to buy mooncakes.
More examples
考试快要临近，大家都开始紧张了。kǎo shì kuài yào lín jìn dà jiā dōu kāi shǐ jǐn zhāng le
As the exam approaches, everyone has started to feel nervous.
Core concept
The gap between something and a place or moment steadily shrinks until it is close at hand.
Common phrases
考试临近kǎo shì lín jìn
exam approaches
截止日期临近jié zhǐ rì qī lín jìn
deadline approaches
新年临近xīn nián lín jìn
New Year approaches
Similar words
接近jiē jìn: Move or become closer as the distance or time between things narrows.
逼近bī jìn: Come dangerously close, especially when a threat or deadline is approaching.
靠近kào jìn: Move toward and become physically closer to a person, place, or thing.
到来dào lái: Come around as a particular time, season, or event arrives.
Definition in Chinese
表示某事物在空间或时间上逐渐靠近，含有临近、迫近的意思。biǎo shì mǒu shì wù zài kōng jiān huò shí jiān shàng zhú jiàn kào jìn hán yǒu lín jìn pò jìn de yì si
Word origin
The older meaning behind 临 (lín, "approach") involved facing or observing something from close by, which led to its modern sense of nearing it.
Usage tips
- This verb marks nearness rather than a speaker's intention or forecast, so the surrounding sentence must carry any meaning about what happens next.
Other meanings
- be nearadjective
Related words
- 临近lín jìnapproachverb
- 临时lín shítemporaryadjective
- 临时工lín shí gōngtemporary workernoun