# 濒临 (bīnlín)

In Mandarin Chinese, 濒临 (bīnlín) means “on the verge of”. It was previously included at level 6 of the HSK 2.0 exam.

- Meaning: on the verge of
- Pinyin: bīnlín (bin1 lin2)
- Traditional: 瀕臨
- Not in HSK 3.0
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 我们要保护濒临灭绝的野生动物。
  Wǒmen yào bǎohù bīnlín mièjué de yěshēng dòngwù.
  We must protect wild animals on the verge of extinction.

## Characters

- 濒 (bīn): to approach; to border on
- [临](https://hanziro.com/word/lin-face/) (lín): to face; just before

https://hanziro.com/word/bin-lin-on-verge/

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