临
HSK 7-9be on the verge of; at the moment when; face up to; near (formal)
Alternative translations
- être près de
- être sur le point de
- donner sur
- se présenter
Explanation
to overlook; to arrive; to be (just) about to; just before
Examples
他临危受命
He was called upon in a crisis
我们临江而建
We built our city by the river