临[lín]

动

1. face; overlook

♦ ~街的窗子 a window overlooking the street

♦ 东~大海 border on the sea in the east

2. arrive; be present

♦ 亲临

3. copy (a model of calligraphy or painting)

♦ ~画 copy a painting

♦ ~帖 practise calligraphy after a model

介on the point of; just before; be about to

♦ ~睡 just before going to bed; at bedtime

♦ 这本书是我~离开北京时买的。 I bought this book just before I left Beijing.