# 降临 (jiànglín)

In Mandarin Chinese, 降临 (jiànglín) means “to arrive; to descend”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to arrive; to descend
- Pinyin: jiànglín (jiang4 lin2)
- Traditional: 降臨
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 夜幕降临，城市亮起了灯光。
  Yèmù jiànglín, chéngshì liàngqǐ le dēngguāng.
  Night fell, and the city lights came on.

## Characters

- [降](https://hanziro.com/word/jiang-fall/) (jiàng): to fall; to drop
- [临](https://hanziro.com/word/lin-face/) (lín): to face; just before

https://hanziro.com/word/jiang-lin-arrive/

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