临

lín

draw near, approach; descend

How to write 临, stroke by stroke

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

Made of 丨

面临miàn línto face sth; to be confronted with
临时lín shías the time draws near; at the last moment; temporary; interim; ad hoc
来临lái línto approach; to come closer
降临jiàng línto descend; to arrive; to come
光临guāng lín(formal) to honor with one's presence; to attend
欢迎光临huān yíng guāng línWelcome! (used by staff to greet customers when they enter a shop or restaurant)
临近lín jìnto approach; to draw near; to be close to (in space or time)
临床lín chuángclinical
临终lín zhōngapproaching one's end; with one foot in the grave
濒临bīn línon the edge of; (fig.) on the verge of; close to
莅临lì línto arrive (esp. of notable person); to visit (more formal than 光临)
临死lín sǐfacing death; at death's door

不幸降临到他的头上。
bú xìng jiàng lín dào tā de tóu shàng 。
A misfortune befell him.
感谢您的光临。
gǎn xiè nín de guāng lín 。
Thanks for stopping by.
夜幕降临时，孩子们回家了。
yè mù jiàng lín shí ， hái zi men huí jiā le 。
The children returned home at dusk.
世界末日来临的时候，我就跟你走。
shì jiè mò rì lái lín de shí hòu ， wǒ jiù gēn nǐ zǒu 。
I'll go with you when the end of the world arrives.
那座老桥正面临坍塌的危险。
nà zuò lǎo qiáo zhèng miàn lín tān tā de wēi xiǎn 。
The old bridge is in danger of collapse.