临 (臨) lín
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verb
to face; to overlook
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In this sense 临 is synonymous with 面对 (CC-CEDICT '臨'; Guoyu '臨' v 1; Kroll 2015 '臨' 1, p. 273) -
verb
to watch; to look; to look down
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In this sense 临 is synonymous with 视 (Kroll 2015 '臨' 1a, p. 273) -
verb
to monitor; to oversee; to supervise
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In this sense 临 is synonymous with 监视 (Kroll 2015 '臨' 2, p. 273) -
verb
to meet
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In this sense 临 is synonymous with 碰上 or 逢着 (Guoyu '臨' v 4) -
verb
to arrive
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In this sense 临 is synonymous with 到 or 至 (CC-CEDICT '臨'; Guoyu '臨' v 1) -
noun
a weapon used to shoot down at defenders
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '臨' 6, p. 273) -
verb
to copy
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '臨' v 5; Kroll 2015 '臨' 4, p. 273) -
verb
to govern; to administer; to control
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In this sense 临 is synonymous with 治理, 管理, or 统治 (Guoyu '臨' v 6) -
verb
to be about to; to be near; to approach
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In this sense 临 is synonymous with 靠近 or 逼近 (CC-CEDICT '臨'; Guoyu '臨' v 3; Kroll 2015 '臨' 3, p. 273) -
verb
to pay respects to the deceased
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '臨' lìn, p. 273) -
proper noun
Overseeing
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Name of a hexagram in the Yijing (Guoyu '臨' n; Kroll 2015 '臨' 5, p. 273) -
verb
to shine on
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '臨' v 7) -
verb
to give; to add
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '臨' v 8) -
proper noun
Lin
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
Notes: (Guoyu '臨' n 2) -
verb
to overlook; upasthita
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: upasthita, Japanese: rin (BCSD '臨', p. 982; MW 'upasthita'; SH '臨'; Unihan '臨')
Contained in
- 春来春去春不老 福临福地福无疆(春來春去春不老 福臨福地福無疆) Spring comes and goes, but never ages; Blessings come and go, but never end.
- 五家七派; 1. 临济宗 2. 沩仰宗 3. 曹洞宗 4. 云门宗 5. 法眼宗 6. 杨岐派 7. 黄龙派(五家七派; 1. 臨濟宗 2. 溈仰宗 3. 曹洞宗 4. 雲門宗 5. 法眼宗 6. 楊岐派 7. 黃龍派) Chan Schools: 1. The Linji School; 2. The Guiyang School; 3. The Caodong School; 4. The Yunmen School; 5. The Fayan School; 6. The Yangqi School; 7. The Huanglong School
Also contained in
临门一脚 、 临武 、 临行 、 大驾光临 、 临深履薄 、 临安府 、 临汾地区 、 届临 、 夜幕降临 、 居高临下 、 临门 、 临县 、 临摹 、 即将来临 、 圣灵降临 、 再临 、 临沭 、 临淄区 、 亚临界 、 临机 、 登临 、 临近 、 临泽县 、 临床心理学 、 临战 、 临海 、 临崩 、 临死不怯 、 亲临 、 临沧市 、 临走 、 临界点 、 临沭县 、 临漳 、 来临 、 临域种化 、 临潼区 、 临邛 、 身临其境 、 临沂地区 、 大祸临头 、 临时澳门市政执行委员会 、 临时工 、 临别赠言 、 临床 、 临朐县 、 临床死亡 、 临洮 、 照临
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- Scroll 317 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 58 , has parallel version
- Scroll 1 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 30
- Scroll 2 Tang Dynasty Zhen Yuan Era Buddhist Teachings Continued Catalog (Da Tang Zhen Yuan Xu Kaiyuan Shijiao Lu) 大唐貞元續開元釋教錄 — count: 28
- Scroll 1 Shijia Fangzhi 釋迦方志 — count: 25
- Scroll 2 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 22
- Scroll 3 Abbreviated History of Monastics Written in the Song (Da Song Seng Shi Lue) 大宋僧史略 — count: 22
- Scroll 2 Ming Bao Ji 冥報記 — count: 20 , has English translation
- Scroll 4 Shi Shi Ji Gu Lue 釋氏稽古略 — count: 20
- Scroll 1 Quotations from Abbot Xu Tang 虛堂和尚語錄 — count: 18
- Scroll 34 Saddharmasmṛtyupasthānasūtra (Sutra of the Right Mindfulness of Dharma) 正法念處經 — count: 16
Collocations
- 临命终 (臨命終) 我父臨命終時 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 11 — count: 23
- 临欲 (臨欲) 二者臨欲滅度 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 3 — count: 15
- 临顾 (臨顧) 唯願世尊以時臨顧 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 12 — count: 9
- 世尊临 (世尊臨) 世尊臨欲般涅槃時 — Mahāparinibbānasutta 大般涅槃經, Scroll 3 — count: 9
- 临火坑 (臨火坑) 臨火坑炙 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 38 — count: 9
- 临灭度 (臨滅度) 佛臨滅度能施食者 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 3 — count: 5
- 临寿终 (臨壽終) 轉輪王臨壽終時 — Creation and Destruction of the World (Da Lou Tan Jing) 大樓炭經, Scroll 2 — count: 5
- 临趣 (臨趣) 彼多聞聖弟子其心長夜臨趣 — Saṃyuktāgama 雜阿含經, Scroll 43 — count: 5
- 父临 (父臨) 我父臨命終時 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 11 — count: 5
- 临草 (臨草) 遠臨草野 — Pusa Shan Zi Jing (Śyāmakajātakasūtra) 菩薩睒子經, Scroll 1 — count: 4