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来临 (lái lín) — to arrive; to come (of an event, season, a significant time)

Definition

来临 is a formal verb for an event, season, or moment arriving — used for time, never places (use 到达 for destinations).

verb
to arriveto come (of an event, season, a significant time)

Examples

  • 来临，。
    Suí zhe xīn nián de lái lín, rén men kāi shǐ zhǔn bèi lǐ wù.
    As the New Year approaches, people start preparing gifts.
  • 来临，。
    Kǎo shì lái lín zhī qián, tā měi tiān dōu fù xí dào hěn wǎn.
    Before the exam arrives, he reviews until late every day.
  • 来临，。
    Zāi nàn tū rán lái lín, dà jiā dōu méi yǒu zhǔn bèi.
    The disaster suddenly came, and nobody was prepared.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

来láicome
临línapproach

来 and 临 both express arrival, so together they mean to approach or come.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 來; 来 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 來 shows a wheat plant: a central ear, upward leaves, and downward stem and roots. The simplified 来 is a later shorthand.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 臨; 临 is its simplified writing.

For the traditional form 臨, 人 is a person, 臣 is an eye, and 品 is objects, showing a person looking down at objects.

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