来临 láilín to approach
to approach; to come closer
How to remember 来临: 来 come + 临 to approach = to approach.
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How it is used
- (Of a time, season, or event) to arrive/draw near - 春天来临 (chūntiān láilín) spring arrives, 危机来临 (wēijī láilín) a crisis looms.
- A formal/literary word for the coming of an abstract time or occasion, not a person arriving.
- Contrast 到来 (dàolái, arrival, similar) and 来 (lái, come, for people/things); 来临 is grander and used for eras, seasons, moments.
Example sentences
- 在瑞士，春天在五月来临。 Zài ruìshì, chūntiān zài wǔyuè láilín.In Switzerland, spring comes in May.