| 临淄区 | Lín zī qū | Linzi district of Zibo city 淄博市, Shandong |
| 临渊羡鱼 | lín yuān xiàn yú | see 临渊羡鱼，不如退而结网 |
临渊羡鱼不如退而
结网 | lín yuān xiàn yú bù rú tuì ér jié wǎng | rather than admiring fish, go home and weave a net |
临渊羡鱼，
不如退而结网 | lín yuān xiàn yú ,
bù rú tuì ér jié wǎng | better to go home and weave a net, than to stand by the pond and covet fish (idiom) |
| 临清市 | Lín qīng shì | Linqing county level city in Liaocheng 聊城, Shandong |
| 临渭 | Lín wèi | Linwei district of Wèinán city 渭南市, Shǎnxī |
| 临渭区 | Lín wèi qū | Linwei district of Wèinán city 渭南市, Shǎnxī |
| 临渴掘井 | 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) |
| 临渴穿井 | 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 |
| 临湘 | Lín xiāng | Linxiang county level city in Yueyang 岳阳, Hunan |
| 临湘市 | Lín xiāng shì | Linxiang county level city in Yueyang 岳阳, Hunan |
| 临沧 | Lín cāng | Lincang prefecture level city in Yunnan |
| 临沧地区 | Lín cāng dì qū | Lincang prefecture in Yunnan |
| 临沧市 | Lín cāng shì | Lincang prefecture level city in Yunnan |
| 临漳 | Lín zhāng | Linzhang county in Handan 邯郸, Hebei |
| 临漳县 | Lín zhāng xiàn | Linzhang county in Handan 邯郸, Hebei |
| 临颍 | Lín yǐng | Lingying county in Luohe 漯河, Henan |
| 临颍县 | Lín yǐng xiàn | Lingying county in Luohe 漯河, Henan |
| 临潭 | Lín tán | Lintan county in Gannan Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘南藏族自治州, Gansu |
| 临潭县 | Lín tán xiàn | Lintan county in Gannan Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘南藏族自治州, Gansu |
| 临潼 | Lín tóng | Lintong district of Xi'an city 西安市, Shaanxi |
| 临潼区 | Lín tóng qū | Lintong district of Xi'an city 西安市, Shaanxi |
| 临泽 | Lín zé | Linze county in Zhangye 张掖, Gansu |
| 临泽县 | Lín zé xiàn | Linze county in Zhangye 张掖, Gansu |
| 临澧 | Lín lǐ | Linli county in Changde 常德, Hunan |
| 临澧县 | Lín lǐ xiàn | Linli county in Changde 常德, Hunan |
| 临猗 | Lín yī | Linyi county in Yuncheng 运城, Shanxi |
| 临猗县 | Lín yī xiàn | Linyi county in Yuncheng 运城, Shanxi |
| 临产 | lín chǎn | to face childbirth; about to give birth; refers esp. to the onset of regular contractions |
| 临界状态 | lín jiè zhuàng tài | critical state; criticality |
| 临界质量 | lín jiè zhì liàng | critical mass |
| 临盆 | lín pén | at childbirth; in labor |
| 临眺 | lín tiào | to observe from afar; to look into the distance from a high place |
| 临县 | Lín xiàn | Lin county in Lüliang 吕梁[Lu:3 liang2], Shanxi 山西 |
| 临翔 | Lín xiáng | Linxiang district of Lincang city 临沧市, Yunnan |
| 临翔区 | Lín xiáng qū | Linxiang district of Lincang city 临沧市, Yunnan |
| 临蓐 | lín rù | at childbirth; in labor |
| 临街 | lín jiē | facing the street |
| 临街房 | lín jiē fáng | the store front; the part of a house facing the street serving as a store |
| 临西 | Lín xī | Lingxi county in Xingtai 邢台, Hebei |
| 临西县 | Lín xī xiàn | Lingxi county in Xingtai 邢台, Hebei |
| 临视 | lín shì | to observe personally |
| 临走 | lín zǒu | before leaving; on departure |
| 临邑 | Lín yì | Linyi county in Dezhou 德州, Shandong |
| 临邑县 | Lín yì xiàn | Linyi county in Dezhou 德州, Shandong |
| 临门 | lín mén | to arrive home; facing one's home; home-coming; (soccer) facing the goalmouth |
| 临阵 | lín zhèn | to prepare for battle |
| 临难 | lín nàn | in peril; facing disaster |
| 临高 | Lín gāo | Lin'gao County, Hainan |
| 临高县 | Lín gāo xiàn | Lin'gao County, Hainan |
