临走 (lín zǒu) — just before leaving; upon departure
Definition
临走 describes an action happening right at the moment of leaving or just before — the brief window before departure. It's a verb-object phrase, not a noun meaning 'departure' itself.
verb
just before leavingupon departure
Examples
- 临走，。lín zǒu Qián, tā gěi měi gè rén fā le yì zhāng míng piàn.Just before leaving, he gave each person a business card.
- 临走。Tā lín zǒu shí tè yì dīng zhǔ wǒ yào guān hǎo chuāng hu.She specifically reminded me to close the windows when she was about to leave.
- 临走？Nǐ lín zǒu zěn me yě bù shuō yī shēng?Why didn't you even say anything when you were about to leave?
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