来
临

To approach in Chinese: 来临 (lái lín)

lái lín

to approach

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 來臨1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to approach; to come closer

Stroke order

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来
临

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ㄌㄞˊ

lái

ㄌ/ lㄞ/ aiˊ/ second tone

ㄌㄧㄣˊ

lín

ㄌ/ lㄧ/ iㄣ/ enˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

来临

Simplified

來臨

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 寒冷的冬天渐渐来临了。

    hán lěng de dōng tiān jiàn jiàn lái lín le。

    The cold winter is slowly arriving.

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Related words

来

lái

to come

临

lín

to face

本来

běn lái

original

从来

cóng lái

always

后来

hòu lái

afterwards

将来

jiāng lái

in the future

起来

qǐ lai

to stand up

原来

yuán lái

original

光临

guāng lín

(formal) to honor with one's presence

看来

kàn lai

apparently

来自

lái zì

to come from (a place)

临时

lín shí

as the time draws near

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