临事以惧 línshìyǐjù to face a situation with caution Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 临 臨 lín verb to face to face; to overlook from a height; to be near to or adjacent to事 shì noun matter matter; affair; thing; event以 yǐ preposition by means of to use; by means of; with; using the tool or method introduced惧 懼 jù nounverb to fear to fear; to dread; to be afraid of