| 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 |
| 临朐县 | Lín qú xiàn | Linqui county in Weifang 潍坊, Shandong |
| 临朝 | lín cháo | to hold a court audience; to govern from the imperial throne (applies esp. to Empress Dowager or Regent) |
| 临桂 | Lín guì | Lingui county in Guilin 桂林, Guangxi |
| 临桂县 | Lín guì xiàn | Lingui county in Guilin 桂林, Guangxi |
| 临武 | Lín wǔ | Linwu county in Chenzhou 郴州, Hunan |
| 临武县 | Lín wǔ xiàn | Linwu county in Chenzhou 郴州, Hunan |
| 临死不怯 | lín sǐ bù qiè | equanimity in the face of death; to face dangers with assurance |
| 临江 | Lín jiāng | Linjiang county level city in Baishan 白山, Jilin |
| 临江市 | Lín jiāng shì | Linjiang county level city in Baishan 白山, Jilin |
| 临汾地区 | Lín fén dì qū | Linfen prefecture in Shanxi |
| 临汾市 | Lín fén shì | Linfen prefecture level city in Shanxi 山西 |
| 临沂 | Lín yí | Linyi prefecture level city in Shandong |
| 临沂地区 | Lín yí dì qū | Linyi prefecture in Shandong |
| 临沂市 | Lín yí shì | Linyi prefecture level city in Shandong |
| 临沭 | Lín shù | Linshu county in Linyi 临沂, Shandong |
| 临沭县 | Lín shù xiàn | Linshu county in Linyi 临沂, Shandong |
| 临河 | Lín hé | Linhe district of Bayan Nur city 巴彦淖尔市, Inner Mongolia |
| 临河区 | Lín hé qū | Linhe district of Bayan Nur city 巴彦淖尔市, Inner Mongolia |
| 临河羡鱼 | lín hé xiàn yú | see 临渊羡鱼，不如退而结网 |
| 临泉 | Lín quán | Linquan County in Fuyang 阜阳, Anhui |
| 临泉县 | Lín quán xiàn | Linquan County in Fuyang 阜阳, Anhui |
| 临洮 | Lín táo | Lintao county in Dingxi 定西, Gansu |
| 临洮县 | Lín táo xiàn | Lintao county in Dingxi 定西, Gansu |
| 临海市 | Lín hǎi shì | Linhai county level city in Taizhou 台州, Zhejiang |
| 临海水土志 | Lín hǎi shuǐ tǔ zhì | Seaboard geographic gazetteer (c. 275) by Shen Ying 沈莹 |
| 临海县 | Lín hǎi xiàn | Linhai county in east Zhejiang |
| 临淄 | Lín zī | Linzi district of Zibo city 淄博市, Shandong |
