| 1 | 面临 | 面臨 | miàn lín | mian4 lin2 | to face sth; to be confronted with | | |
| 2 | 临床 | 臨床 | lín chuáng | lin2 chuang2 | clinical | | |
| 3 | 临时 | 臨時 | lín shí | lin2 shi2 | as the time draws near; at the last moment; temporary; interim; ad hoc | | |
| 4 | 临 | 臨 | lín | lin2 | to face; to overlook; to arrive; to be (just) about to; just before | | |
| 5 | 来临 | 來臨 | lái lín | lai2 lin2 | to approach; to come closer | | |
| 6 | 降临 | 降臨 | jiàng lín | jiang4 lin2 | to descend; to arrive; to come | | |
| 7 | 临走 | 臨走 | lín zǒu | lin2 zou3 | before leaving; on departure | | |
| 8 | 临近 | 臨近 | lín jìn | lin2 jin4 | close to; approaching | | |
| 9 | 临死 | 臨死 | lín sǐ | lin2 si3 | facing death; at death's door | | |
| 10 | 光临 | 光臨 | guāng lín | guang1 lin2 | (formal) to honor with one's presence; to attend | | |
| 11 | 临界 | 臨界 | lín jiè | lin2 jie4 | critical; boundary | | |
| 12 | 濒临 | 瀕臨 | bīn lín | bin1 lin2 | on the edge of; (fig.) on the verge of; close to | | |
| 13 | 大难临头 | 大難臨頭 | dà nàn lín tóu | da4 nan4 lin2 tou2 | to be facing imminent calamity (idiom); disaster is looming | | |
| 14 | 身临其境 | 身臨其境 | shēn lín qí jìng | shen1 lin2 qi2 jing4 | (idiom) to experience it for oneself; to actually *be* there (as opposed to reading about it etc) | | |
| 15 | 惠临 | 惠臨 | huì lín | hui4 lin2 | (honorific) to visit; to call in | | |
| 16 | 临了 | 臨了 | lín liǎo | lin2 liao3 | at the last moment; right at the end | | |
| 17 | 大祸临头 | 大禍臨頭 | dà huò lín tóu | da4 huo4 lin2 tou2 | facing imminent catastrophe; calamity looms; all hell will break loose | | |
| 18 | 阖第光临 | 闔第光臨 | hé dì guāng lín | he2 di4 guang1 lin2 | the whole family is invited (idiom) | | |
| 19 | 超临界 | 超臨界 | chāo lín jiè | chao1 lin2 jie4 | supercritical | | |
| 20 | 降临节 | 降臨節 | jiàng lín jié | Jiang4 lin2 jie2 | Advent (Christian period of 4 weeks before Christmas) | | |
| 21 | 兵临城下 | 兵臨城下 | bīng lín chéng xià | bing1 lin2 cheng2 xia4 | soldiers at the city walls (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture | | |
| 22 | 登临 | 登臨 | dēng lín | deng1 lin2 | to visit places famous for their scenery | | |
| 23 | 瞰临 | 瞰臨 | kàn lín | kan4 lin2 | to overlook; to watch from above | | |
| 24 | 莅临 | 蒞臨 | lì lín | li4 lin2 | to arrive (esp. of notable person); to visit (more formal than 光临 ) | | |
| 25 | 大驾光临 | 大駕光臨 | dà jià guāng lín | da4 jia4 guang1 lin2 | we are honored by your presence | | |