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临时

línshí

Traditional: 臨時

as the time draws near

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Meaning of 临时 in English

línshíHSK 5adverb, adjectiveSyllabus #2722
  1. as the time draws near
  2. at the last moment
  3. temporary
  4. interim
  5. ad hoc

Characters

临 on its own →
lín · to face

HSK words with 临

光临HSK 5面临HSK 5来临HSK 6临HSK 7–9濒临HSK 7–9降临HSK 7–9莅临HSK 7–9临床HSK 7–9临街HSK 7–9临近HSK 7–9
时 on its own →
shí · (after a numeral) o'clock; hour(s)

HSK words with 时

时候HSK 1时间HSK 1小时HSK 1时HSK 2有时HSK 2小时候HSK 2平时HSK 3按时HSK 4当时HSK 4及时HSK 4

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences