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Decomp. 〢年丶口口
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Mandarin lín
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 lín to face / to overlook / to arrive / to be (just) about to / just before
Results beginning with 临
 lín shí as the time draws near / at the last moment / temporary / interim / ad hoc
 lín chuáng clinical
 lín jìn close to / approaching
 Lín yí Linyi prefecture-level city in Shandong
 lín zǒu before leaving / on departure
 lín sǐ facing death / at death's door
 lín zhōng approaching one's end / with one foot in the grave
 lín hǎi to overlook the sea / on the waterfront
 lín xíng on leaving / on the point of departure
 Lín jiāng Linjiang, county-level city in Baishan 白山, Jilin
 lín jiē facing the street
 lín chǎng to be at the scene (sitting for an exam, performing, competing, giving directions etc) / firsthand (experience) / impromptu (remarks etc)
 lín tóu to befall / to be imminent
 lín mó to copy (a model of calligraphy or painting etc)
 lín jiè critical / boundary
 lín bié on parting / facing separation
 lín zhèn just before the battle / to approach the front line
 Lín hé Linhe district of Bayan Nur city 巴彥淖爾市|巴彦淖尔市[Ba1 yan4 nao4 er3 shi4], Inner Mongolia
 lín wēi dying (from illness) / facing death / on one's deathbed
 lín shuǐ facing the water (favored location)
 lín dào to befall
 lín mén to arrive home / facing one's home / home-coming / (soccer) facing the goalmouth
 lín chǎn to face childbirth / about to give birth / refers esp. to the onset of regular contractions
 lín zhàn just before the contest / on the eve of war
 lín liǎo at the last moment / right at the end
 lín xíng facing execution
 lín pén at childbirth / in labor
 lín tiè to practice calligraphy from a model
 Lín ān Lin'an, county-level city in Hangzhou 杭州[Hang2 zhou1], Zhejiang
 Lín cāng Lincang prefecture-level city in Yunnan
 lín cháo to hold a court audience / to govern from the imperial throne (applies esp. to Empress Dowager or Regent)
 Lín chéng Lincheng county in Xingtai 邢台[Xing2 tai2], Hebei
 Lín chuān Linchuan district of Fuzhou city 撫州市|抚州市, Jiangxi
 Lín fén Linfen prefecture-level city in Shanxi 山西
 Lín gāo Lingao County, Hainan
 Lín guì Lingui county in Guilin 桂林[Gui4 lin2], Guangxi
 Lín kuí Linkui (c. 2000 BC), second of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God
 Lín lǐ Linli county in Changde 常德[Chang2 de2], Hunan
 lín nàn in peril / facing disaster
 Lín qīng Linqing, county-level city in Liaocheng 聊城[Liao2 cheng2], Shandong
 Lín qú Linqu County in Weifang 濰坊|潍坊[Wei2 fang1], Shandong
 Lín quán Linquan County in Fuyang 阜陽|阜阳[Fu4 yang2], Anhui
 lín rù at childbirth / in labor
 lín shì to observe personally
 Lín shù Linshu county in Linyi 臨沂|临沂[Lin2 yi2], Shandong
 Lín tán Lintan County in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 甘南藏族自治州[Gan1 nan2 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Gansu
 Lín táo Lintao county in Dingxi 定西[Ding4 xi1], Gansu
 lín tiào to observe from afar / to look into the distance from a high place
 Lín tóng Lintong District of Xi’an 西安市[Xi1 an1 Shi4], Shaanxi
 Lín wèi Linwei District of Weinan City 渭南市[Wei4 nan2 Shi4], Shaanxi
 lín wèn to go personally to consult subordinates (of a high official)
 Lín wǔ Linwu county in Chenzhou 郴州[Chen1 zhou1], Hunan
西 Lín xī Linxi county in Xingtai 邢台[Xing2 tai2], Hebei
 Lín xià Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture 臨夏回族自治州|临夏回族自治州[Lin2 xia4 Hui2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Gansu / also Linxia City and Linxia County
 Lín xiàn Lin county in Lüliang 呂梁|吕梁[Lu:3 liang2], Shanxi 山西
线 lín xiàn adjacent survey line / adjacent line
 Lín xiāng Linxiang county-level city in Yueyang 岳陽|岳阳[Yue4 yang2], Hunan
 Lín xiáng Linxiang district of Lincang city 臨滄市|临沧市[Lin2 cang1 shi4], Yunnan
 lín xiě to copy (a model of calligraphy or painting)
 lín xìng to go in person (of emperor) / to copulate with a concubine (of emperor)
 Lín yī Linyi county in Yuncheng 運城|运城[Yun4 cheng2], Shanxi
 Lín yì Linyi county in Dezhou 德州[De2 zhou1], Shandong
 Lín yǐng Lingying county in Luohe 漯河[Luo4 he2], Henan
 Lín zé Linze county in Zhangye 張掖|张掖[Zhang1 ye4], Gansu
 Lín zhāng Linzhang county in Handan 邯鄲|邯郸[Han2 dan1], Hebei
 Lín zī Linzi district of Zibo city 淄博市[Zi1 bo2 shi4], Shandong
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 lín shí gōng temporary worker / temp / temporary work
 lín jiè diǎn critical point / boundary point
 lín chǎng gǎn the feeling of actually being there
 Lín xià zhōu Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture (abbr. for 臨夏回族自治州|临夏回族自治州[Lin2 xia4 Hui2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1])
  ad interim
  critical region
 Lín ān shì Lin'an, county-level city in Hangzhou 杭州[Hang2 zhou1], Zhejiang
 Lín ān xiàn Lin'an county in Zhejiang, west of Hangzhou
 Lín cāng shì Lincang prefecture-level city in Yunnan
 Lín chéng xiàn Lincheng county in Xingtai 邢台[Xing2 tai2], Hebei
 Lín chuān qū Linchuan district of Fuzhou city 撫州市|抚州市, Jiangxi
 Lín fén shì Linfen prefecture-level city in Shanxi 山西
 Lín gāo xiàn Lingao County, Hainan
 Lín guì xiàn Lingui county in Guilin 桂林[Gui4 lin2], Guangxi
 Lín hǎi shì Linhai, county-level city in Taizhou 台州[Tai1 zhou1], Zhejiang
 Lín hǎi xiàn Linhai county in east Zhejiang
 Lín hé qū Linhe district of Bayan Nur city 巴彥淖爾市|巴彦淖尔市[Ba1 yan4 nao4 er3 shi4], Inner Mongolia
 Lín jiāng shì Linjiang, county-level city in Baishan 白山, Jilin
 lín jiē fáng the store front / the part of a house facing the street serving as a store
 lín jiè jué critical angle
 Lín lǐ xiàn Linli county in Changde 常德[Chang2 de2], Hunan
 Lín qīng shì Linqing, county-level city in Liaocheng 聊城[Liao2 cheng2], Shandong
 Lín quán xiàn Linquan County in Fuyang 阜陽|阜阳[Fu4 yang2], Anhui
 Lín qú Xiàn Linqu County in Weifang 濰坊|潍坊[Wei2 fang1], Shandong
 Lín shù xiàn Linshu county in Linyi 臨沂|临沂[Lin2 yi2], Shandong
 Lín tán xiàn Lintan County in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 甘南藏族自治州[Gan1 nan2 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Gansu
 Lín táo xiàn Lintao county in Dingxi 定西[Ding4 xi1], Gansu
 Lín tóng Qū Lintong District of Xi’an 西安市[Xi1 an1 Shi4], Shaanxi
 Lín tún jùn Lintun commandery (108 BC-c. 300 AD), one of four Han dynasty commanderies in north Korea
 Lín wèi Qū Linwei District of Weinan City 渭南市[Wei4 nan2 Shi4], Shaanxi
 Lín wǔ xiàn Linwu county in Chenzhou 郴州[Chen1 zhou1], Hunan
 Lín xiáng qū Linxiang district of Lincang city 臨滄市|临沧市[Lin2 cang1 shi4], Yunnan
 Lín xiāng shì Linxiang county-level city in Yueyang 岳陽|岳阳[Yue4 yang2], Hunan
 Lín xià shì Linxia, county-level city in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture 臨夏回族自治州|临夏回族自治州[Lin2 xia4 Hui2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Gansu
 Lín xià xiàn Linxia County in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture 臨夏回族自治州|临夏回族自治州[Lin2 xia4 Hui2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Gansu
西 Lín xī xiàn Linxi County in Xingtai 邢台[Xing2 tai2], Hebei
 Lín yǐng xiàn Lingying county in Luohe 漯河[Luo4 he2], Henan
 Lín yí shì Linyi prefecture-level city in Shandong
 Lín yī xiàn Linyi county in Yuncheng 運城|运城[Yun4 cheng2], Shanxi
 Lín yì xiàn Linyi county in Dezhou 德州[De2 zhou1], Shandong
 lín yuè r the month childbirth is due
 Lín zé xiàn Linze county in Zhangye 張掖|张掖[Zhang1 ye4], Gansu
 Lín zhāng xiàn Linzhang county in Handan 邯鄲|邯郸[Han2 dan1], Hebei
 Lín zī qū Linzi district of Zibo city 淄博市[Zi1 bo2 shi4], Shandong
 lín chuáng shì yàn clinical trial / therapeutic trial / intervention study
  clinical translation
 lín shí zhèng fǔ provisional government
 lín zhèn tuō táo see 臨陣退縮|临阵退缩[lin2 zhen4 tui4 suo1]
 lín bié zèng yán words of advice on parting
 lín chuān xiàn yú see 臨淵羨魚,不如退而結網|临渊羡鱼,不如退而结网[lin2 yuan1 xian4 yu2 , bu4 ru2 tui4 er2 jie2 wang3]
 lín hé xiàn yú see 臨淵羨魚,不如退而結網|临渊羡鱼,不如退而结网[lin2 yuan1 xian4 yu2 , bu4 ru2 tui4 er2 jie2 wang3]
穿 lín kě chuān jǐng lit. face thirst and dig a well (idiom) / fig. not to make adequate provision / to act when it is too late
 lín wēi shòu mìng to sacrifice one's life in a crisis
 lín yuān xiàn yú see 臨淵羨魚,不如退而結網|临渊羡鱼,不如退而结网[lin2 yuan1 xian4 yu2 , bu4 ru2 tui4 er2 jie2 wang3]
  critical load
  limb scanning
  syndromic surveillance / clinical surveillance
  layoff
  provisional immunity
  disease progression / clinical progression
  modus vivendi
  temporary post
  temporary marking
 Lín cāng dì qū Lincang prefecture in Yunnan
 lín chuáng shì jiàn clinical event
 lín chuáng sǐ wáng clinical death
 lín chuáng tè zhēng clinical characteristic / diagnostic trait
 lín chuáng zhōng diǎn clinical endpoint / clinical outcome / endpoint
 Lín fén dì qū Linfen prefecture in Shanxi
 lín jiè zhì liàng critical mass
 lín jiè zhuàng tài critical state / criticality
 lín jiè zhuāng zhì critical assembly
 lín kě jué jǐng lit. not to dig a well until one is thirsty / to be unprepared and seek help at the last minute (idiom)
 lín mén yī jiǎo to try to score (a goal) / final push (at a critical juncture) / the final leg of sth
 lín shí bǎo mǔ temporary caregiver / babysitter
 lín shí bian jiè provisional border
 lín shí cuò shī provisional measure / temporary measure
 lín shí dài kuǎn bridging loan
 lín shí dào lù interim route
 lín shí fēn jū trial separation
 lín shí fù kuǎn interim disbursements
 lín shí gōng zuò casual labour
 lín shí jī chǎng opportunity airfield
 lín shí lù zhàng makeshift roadblock
Approximate Results for 临
 guāng lín (formal) to honor with one's presence / to attend
 miàn lín to face sth / to be confronted with
 lái lín to approach / to come closer
 jiàng lín to descend / to arrive / to come
 qīn lín to go in person
 bīn lín on the edge of / (fig.) on the verge of / close to
 lì lín to arrive (esp. of notable person) / to visit (more formal than 光臨|光临[guang1 lin2])
 dēng lín to visit places famous for their scenery
 jià lín to grace sb with one's presence / your arrival (honorific) / your esteemed presence
 bì lín (of a distinguished guest) honor my house (firm etc) with your presence
 huì lín (honorific) to visit / to call in
 kàn lín to overlook / to watch from above
 pò lín to approach / to press in
 zài lín to come again
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 chāo lín jiè supercritical
 hé lín jiè nuclear criticality / criticality
 Jiàng lín jié Advent (Christian period of 4 weeks before Christmas)
 mǎ duān lín Ma
 yà lín jiè subcritical
 huān yíng guāng lín welcome
 jū gāo lín xià lit. to be in a high location, overlooking the scene below (idiom) / fig. to occupy a commanding position / to assume a haughty attitude
 bīng lín chéng xià soldiers at the city walls (idiom) / fig. at a critical juncture
 qīn lín qí jìng to travel to a place personally (idiom)
 shēn lín qí jìng (idiom) to experience it for oneself / to actually *be* there (as opposed to reading about it etc)
 shuāng xǐ lín mén two simultaneous happy events in the family
  boarding
  subclinical / asymptomatic
 bèi shān lín shuǐ with back to the mountain and facing the water (favored location)
 chāo lín jiè liú super-critical flow
 dà huò lín tóu facing imminent catastrophe / calamity looms / all hell will break loose
 dà jià guāng lín we are honored by your presence
 dà nàn lín tóu to be facing imminent calamity (idiom) / disaster is looming
 dà xiàn lín tóu facing the end (idiom) / at the end of one's life / with one foot in the grave
 dēng lín zhì duó boarding regime
 hé dì guāng lín the whole family is invited (idiom)
 jí jiāng lái lín imminent
 lì lín zhǐ dǎo (of a notable person etc) to honor with one's presence and offer guidance (idiom)
 miàn lín kùn nán to be faced with problems
 rú lín dà dí lit. as if meeting a great enemy (idiom) / fig. cautious / with great preoccupation / with strict precaution
 Shèng líng jiàng lín Pentecost
 Shèng shén jiàng lín Whit Sunday (Christian Festival celebrating the Holy Spirit)
 shì dào lín tóu when things come to a head (idiom)
 sǐ dào lín tóu Death is near at hand. (idiom)
 wǔ fú lín mén lit. (may the) five blessings descend upon this home (namely: longevity, wealth, health, virtue, and a natural death) / (an auspicious saying for the Lunar New Year)
 yè mù jiàng lín nightfall
  supercritical technology / SC technology
  supercritical mass
  subcritical mass
  subcritical assembly
 chāo lín jiè guō lú supercritical boiler
 Shèng shén jiàng lín zhōu Whitsuntide
 Yē sū Jiàng lín jié Advent (Christian period of 4 weeks before Christmas)
  Coalition Provisional Authority
  ultrasupercritical technology / USC technology
  ultra-super critical boiler
  supercritical chromatography / hyperpressure chromatography
  general temporary assistance
 chéng shì miàn lín wēi xié Cities at Risk
 duō guó lín shí bù duì Multinational Interim Force
 guó jiā lín shí xiàn fǎ Interim National Constitution
 miàn lín shēng mìng wēi xiǎn life-threatening situation
 suí jī lín chuáng shì yàn randomized clinical trial
 yà lín jiè lí xīn jī subcritical centrifuge
  prisoner-of-war cage / POW cage / prisoner-of-war collecting point
  Afghan Interim Authority
  compliant boarding
  Joint Interim Commission
 chāo lín jiè shuǐ yǎng huà fǎ supercritical water oxidation
  United Nations Interim Office
  non-compliant boarding / non-consensual boarding
  Joint Interim Administrative Structure
  Interim Islamic Council
  Multinational Interim Force in Haiti
  Good Clinical Practice in medical trials (prop.)
  European Clinical Trials Platform
  non-clinical contraceptives
  Provisional Office of the Senate
  Interim National Development Plan
 dà hán mín guó lín shí zhèng fǔ Provisional
 mín zú tuán jié lín shí zhèng fǔ Interim Government of National Unity
  Afghan Interim Administration
  Ituri interim administration
  Provisional Government of Palestine
  Afghanistan Interim Authority Fund
  at-sea boarding and inspection scheme
  Bougainville Interim Provincial Government
  Iraqi interim administration
  International Federation of Clinical Chemistry
  AIDS Clinical Trials Group
  Interim Haiti Recovery Commission
  National Provisional Ruling Council
  Limb Infra-red Monitoring of the Stratosphere
  Provisional National Government of Cambodia
  Interim Chemical Review Committee
  Palestinian Interim Self-Governing Authority
  Interim Afghan Electoral Commission
  Interim Security Council Chamber
  Interim Agreement on International Civil Aviation
  staff on special temporary assignment
  Interim Commission for the International Trade Organization
  Interim Olympic Committee of South Africa
  National Interim Cultural Coordinating Committee
  Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger of Disappearing
  Adult AIDS Clinical Trials Group
  Pediatric AIDS Clinical Trials Group
  Interim Facilitating Committee of the Mountain Forum
  Temporary International Presence in Hebron
 lián hé guó zhù lí bā nèn lín shí bù duì United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon
 píng shí bù shāo xiāng , lín shí bào fó jiǎo lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom) / fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble / doing things at the last minute / to make a hasty last-minute effort (often refers to cramming for exams)
  Adventist Development and Relief Agency International
  Interim Agreement for Peace and Self-Government in Kosovo / Rambouillet Accords
  Interim Convention on Conservation of North Pacific Fur Seals
  Interim Intergovernmental Committee for Physical Education and Sport
  Clinical Management of Rape Survivors
  Interim Fund for Science and Technology for Development
  Provisional Agreement on Matters concerning the Great Ocean Deeps
  Intermediate Media Standards and Licensing Commission
  Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements / Declaration of Principles
  Basic Law for the Palestinian Interim Self-Government Authority / Palestinian Basic Law
  Mozambique Solidarity Acting Interim Committee
  UNESCO Red Book of Languages in Danger of Disappearing
  Interim Committee of the Board of Governors on the International Monetary System
  High-level Forum on Advancing Global Health in the Face of Crisis
  Special Account for the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon
  non-event
  International Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine
  Conference for the Interim Fund for Science and Technology for Development
  Suspense Account for the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon
  Interim Guidelines Related to Weapons of Mass Destruction
  interim human rights court for Bosnia and Herzegovina
  United Nations Interim Fund for Science and Tecnology for Development
  IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
  Interim Committee for Coordination of Investigations of the Lower Mekong Basin
  Interim Intergovernmental Committee for the Intergovernmental Informatics Programme
  Interim Committee of the United Nations Negotiating Conference on a Common Fund
  Interim Human Rights Commissionner for Bosnia and Herzegovina
  Agreed Principles for the Interim Statute for the City of Mostar
  Asian Regional Interim Coordinating Committee of NGOs
  North American Interim Coordinating Committee (NAICC) on the question of Palestine
  Interim United Nations Consolidated Inter-Agency Appeal for Burundi
  Interim Guidelines for Voluntary Regulation of Antarctic Pelagic Sealing
  Customs Convention on the Temporary Importation of Commercial Road Vehicles
  Customs Convention on the Temporary Importation of Private Road Vehicles
  Trust Fund for the Establishment of the Interim Secretariat of the Biological Diversity Convention
  Trust Fund to Support the United Nations Interim Administration in Kosovo
  Interim Committee on the Ministerial Session of the Trade and Development Board
  Interim Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration Programme / Interim DDR Programme
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