临时

臨時

lín shí

HSK 4freq #3015

Meanings

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lín shí

1.as the time draws near
2.at the last moment
3.temporary
4.interim
5.ad hoc

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Wiktionary

1.temporary; provisional; ad hoc; interim
2.at the time when something happens; at the last moment

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Stroke order

Components

临㇑㇑𠂉㇔口㇑

时日寸

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Synonyms

短暫短暂暫時暂时姑且暫暂暫且暂且權且权且權時权时聊苟且臨當時临当时

Antonyms

長久长久永久永遠永远

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Derived terms

平時不燒香，臨時抱佛腳 / 平时不烧香，临时抱佛脚臨時代辦临时代办臨時工临时工臨時性临时性臨時抱佛腳临时抱佛脚

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Related words

临时工 temporary worker; temp 临时保姆 temporary caregiver; babysitter 临时演员 an extra (in a movie)临时政府 provisional government 临时贷款 bridging loan 临时分居 trial separation 临时抱佛脚 (idiom) see 抱佛脚[bào fó jiǎo]平时不烧香，临时抱佛脚 (lit.) to never burn incense when all's well, but clutch Buddha's feet in a crisis (proverb)