# 临时 (línshí)

In Mandarin Chinese, 临时 (línshí) means “as the time draws near; at the last moment; temporary”. It is part of the HSK 4 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: as the time draws near; at the last moment; temporary
- Pinyin: línshí (lin2 shi2)
- Traditional: 臨時
- HSK 3.0 · Level 4
- HSK 2.0 · Level 5

## Examples

- 他临时有事，不能来参加聚会了。
  Tā línshí yǒushì, bù néng lái cānjiā jùhuì le.
  Something came up for him at the last minute, so he can't come to the party.

## Characters

- [临](https://hanziro.com/word/lin-face/) (lín): to face; just before
- [时](https://hanziro.com/word/shi-time/) (shí): time; hour

https://hanziro.com/word/lin-shi-as-time-draws/

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