临走 (lín zǒu) — just before leaving; upon departure

Définition

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

Exemples

  • 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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