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来临

lái lín

HSK 3.0 level 6 2-character word Traditional 來臨

来临 (lái lín) means "to approach; to come closer". It is an HSK 3.0 level 6 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 来临 means

1. to approach; to come closer

The characters in 来临

• 来láito come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)…
• 临línto face; to overlook; to arrive

Example sentences

• 寒冬来临。
  Hándōng láilín.
  Cold winter came on.
• 春天尚未来临。
  It's not spring yet.
• 我代表公司欢迎你的来临。
  Wǒ dàibiǎo gōngsī huānyíng nǐ de láilín.
  On behalf of the company, I welcome you.
• 在瑞士，春天在五月来临。
  Zài Ruìshì, chūntiān zài Wǔyuè láilín.
  In Switzerland, spring comes in May.
• 他们宣布了暴风雨即将来临。
  Tāmen xuānbù le bàofēngyǔ jíjiāngláilín.
  They announced that a storm was coming.
• 世界末日来临的时候，我就跟你走。
  I'll go with you when the end of the world arrives.

Words containing 来临

• 即将来临jí jiāng lái línimminent

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