臨時 línshí HSK4 temporary Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents línshí temporary 临 臨 lín adjectiveverb just before to be about to; on the point of; just prior to时 時 shí noun time time; a period of time; an era or agelínshí at the last moment 临 臨 lín adjectiveverb just before to be about to; on the point of; just prior to时 時 shí particlepreposition when the time when something happens; used after a verb or clause to mean "at the time of" or "when"