| 临 | lín | to face; to overlook; to arrive; to be (just) about to; just before |
| 临时 | lín shí | at the instant sth happens; temporary; interim; ad hoc |
| 临床 | lín chuáng | clinical |
| 临界 | lín jiè | critical; boundary |
| 临近 | lín jìn | close to; approaching |
| 临摹 | lín mó | to copy (a model of calligraphy or painting etc) |
| 临死 | lín sǐ | facing death; at death's door |
| 临安 | Lín ān | Lin'an county level city in Hangzhou 杭州, Zhejiang |
| 临行 | lín xíng | on leaving; on the point of departure |
| 临清 | Lín qīng | Linqing county level city in Liaocheng 聊城, Shandong |
| 临界点 | lín jiè diǎn | critical point; boundary point |
| 临到 | lín dào | to befall |
| 临时工 | lín shí gōng | day laborer; temporary work |
| 临刑 | lín xíng | facing execution |
| 临终 | lín zhōng | approaching one's end; with one foot in the grave |
| 临汾 | Lín fén | Linfen prefecture level city in Shanxi 山西 |
| 临头 | lín tóu | to befall; to be imminent |
| 临水 | lín shuǐ | facing the water (favored location) |
| 临海 | lín hǎi | to overlook the sea; on the waterfront; Linhai county level city in Taizhou 台州, Zhejiang |
| 临别 | lín bié | on parting; facing separation |
| 临别赠言 | lín bié zèng yán | words of advice on parting |
| 临危 | lín wēi | dying (from illness); facing death; on one's deathbed |
| 临危授命 | lín wēi shòu mìng | to sacrifice one's life in a crisis |
| 临问 | lín wèn | to go personally to consult subordinates (of a high official) |
| 临城 | Lín chéng | Lincheng county in Xingtai 邢台, Hebei |
| 临城县 | Lín chéng xiàn | Lincheng county in Xingtai 邢台, Hebei |
| 临场 | lín chǎng | to take an exam; to take part in a race; to go personally to the place |
| 临夏 | Lín xià | Linxia Hui autonomous prefecture 临夏回族自治州, Gansu; also Linxia city and Linxia county |
| 临夏回族自治州 | Lín xià Huí zú zì zhì zhōu | Linxia Hui autonomous prefecture in Gansu |
| 临夏州 | Lín xià zhōu | Linxia Hui autonomous prefecture; abbr. for 临夏回族自治州 |
| 临夏市 | Lín xià shì | Linxia county level city in Linxia Hui autonomous prefecture 临夏回族自治州, Gansu |
| 临夏县 | Lín xià xiàn | Linxia county city in Linxia Hui autonomous prefecture 临夏回族自治州, Gansu |
| 临安市 | Lín ān shì | Lin'an county level city in Hangzhou 杭州, Zhejiang |
| 临安县 | Lín ān xiàn | Lin'an county in Zhejiang, west of Hangzhou |
| 临写 | lín xiě | to copy (a model of calligraphy or painting) |
| 临屯郡 | Lín tún jùn | Lintun commandery (108 BC-c. 300 AD), one of four Han dynasty commanderies in north Korea |
| 临川 | Lín chuān | Linchuan district of Fuzhou city 抚州市, Jiangxi |
| 临川区 | Lín chuān qū | Linchuan district of Fuzhou city 抚州市, Jiangxi |
| 临川羡鱼 | lín chuān xiàn yú | see 临渊羡鱼，不如退而结网 |
| 临帖 | lín tiè | to practice calligraphy from a model |
| 临床特征 | lín chuáng tè zhēng | clinical characteristic; diagnostic trait |
| 临战 | lín zhàn | just before the contest; on the eve of war |
| 临时分居 | lín shí fēn jū | trial separation |
| 临时抱佛脚 | 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; making a hasty last-minute effort |
| 临时政府 | lín shí zhèng fǔ | provisional government |
临时澳门市政执行
委员会 | lín shí Ào mén shì zhèng zhí xíng wěi yuán huì | Provisional Municipal Council of Macau; Câmara Municipal de Macau Provisória |
临时的本地管理接
口 | lín shí de běn dì guǎn lǐ jiē kǒu | Interim Local Management Interface; ILMI |
| 临时贷款 | lín shí dài kuǎn | bridging loan |
| 临月儿 | lín yuèr | the month childbirth is due |
| 临朐 | Lín qú | Linqui county in Weifang 潍坊, Shandong |
