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临时

línshí
HSK 3.0 · Level 4HSK 2.0 · Level 5Traditional: 臨時

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

  1. as the time draws near
  2. at the last moment
  3. temporary

Stroke order

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
lín
to face; just before
Words with 临
光临面临临降临来临临床临街临近
时
shí
time; hour
Words with 时
时候时间小时有时有时候当时那时平时