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面临

miàn lín

Old HSK 5 HSK 3.0 level 5 2-character word Traditional 面臨

面临 (miàn lín) means "to face/be confronted with (formal, abstract)". It is an HSK 3.0 level 5 word, and was HSK 5 in the old six-level list.

What 面临 means

1. to face sth; to be confronted with

The characters in 面临

• 面miànface; side; surface
• 临línto face; to overlook; to arrive

Example sentences

• 他面临着许多困难。
  He is confronted by many difficulties.
• 他意识到他面临危险。
  He is aware of the danger.
• 这场生意正面临着赤字。
  Zhè chǎng shēngyi zhèng miànlín zhe chìzì.
  The business is in the red.
• 牠们正面临绝种的危机。
  tāmen zhèng miànlín juézhǒng de wēijī.
  They are in danger of extinction.
• 它们正面临绝种的危机。
  They are in danger of extinction.
• 他将面临什么样的惩罚？
  What punishment awaits him?

Words starting with 面临

• 面临困难miàn lín kùn nánto be faced with problems

Where 面临 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Facing Challenges & Confrontation (HSK 5), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

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