Chinese word dictionary

临了

lín liǎo · at the last moment; right at the end

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Word information

Simplified临了

Traditional臨了

Pinyinlín liǎo

Part of speechDictionary

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HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

临lín

to draw near, to approach; to descend

了le, liǎo

clear; to finish; particle of completed action

How to learn 临了

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Words with the same characters

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了le

(completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)

除了chúle

apart from; besides; in addition to (used to exclude, as in 除了他，誰也沒來|除了他，谁也没来[chu2 le5 ta1 , shei2 ye3 mei2 lai2] "apart from him, nobody came", or to include, as in 除了英語，他也會法語|除了英语，他也会法语[chu2 le5 Ying1 yu3 , ta1 ye3 hui4 Fa3 yu3] "in addition to English, he also knows French"); (used to introduce one of two habitual alternatives in the pattern 除了[chu2 le5] + A + 就是[jiu4 shi4] + B, "either A or B")

了解liǎojiě

to understand; to realize; to find out

为了wèile

for; for the purpose of; in order to

受不了shòubuliǎo

unbearable; unable to endure; can't stand

不得了bùdéliǎo

desperately serious; disastrous; extremely; exceedingly