臨

lín

draw near, approach; descend

How to write 臨, stroke by stroke

to face; to overlook; to arrive; to be (just) about to; just before

Made of 臣 + 品

面臨miàn línto face sth; to be confronted with
臨時lín shías the time draws near; at the last moment; temporary; interim; ad hoc
來臨lái línto approach; to come closer
降臨jiàng línto descend; to arrive; to come
光臨guāng lín(formal) to honor with one's presence; to attend
歡迎光臨huān yíng guāng línWelcome! (used by staff to greet customers when they enter a shop or restaurant)
臨近lín jìnto approach; to draw near; to be close to (in space or time)
臨床lín chuángclinical
臨終lín zhōngapproaching one's end; with one foot in the grave
瀕臨bīn línon the edge of; (fig.) on the verge of; close to
蒞臨lì línto arrive (esp. of notable person); to visit (more formal than 光临)
臨死lín sǐfacing death; at death's door

我期待著您的再次光臨。
wǒ qī dài zhù nín de zài cì guāng lín 。
I look forward to your next visit.
我期待著您的光臨。
wǒ qī dài zhù nín de guāng lín 。
I'm looking forward to your visit.
我代表公司歡迎你的來臨。
wǒ dài biǎo gōng sī huān yíng nǐ de lái lín 。
On behalf of the company, I welcome you.
這場生意正面臨著赤字。
zhè chǎng shēng yì zhèng miàn lín zhù chì zì 。
The business is in the red.
當聖誕節來臨時，我通常會收到許多禮物。
dāng shèng dàn jié lái lín shí ， wǒ tōng cháng huì shōu dào xū duō lǐ wù 。
When Christmas comes around, I usually receive a lot of presents.