临时
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
临时 (línshí) · temporary
临时 (línshí) means “temporary; at the last moment”. It is written with 2 characters: 临 (to draw near) + 时 (time). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 临时 is built
The characters
临 lín · to draw near
What 临 is made of
- 丨 — vertical stroke
时 shí · time
What 时 is made of
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 寸cùn — inch
Origin hint: day (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我临时有事，不能去了。Wǒ línshí yǒu shì, bù néng qù le.Something came up at the last minute, so I can't go.
他找了一个临时工作。Tā zhǎo le yī gè línshí gōngzuò.He found a temporary job.
Questions about 临时
What does 临时 mean?
临时 (línshí) means “temporary; at the last moment”.
How do you pronounce 临时?
临时 is pronounced línshí.
Which HSK level is 临时?
临时 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 光临guānglín(polite) to visit
- 面临miànlínto face
- 濒临bīnlínto be on the verge of
- 降临jiànglínto arrive
- 临床línchuángclinical
- 时候shíhoutime
- 时间shíjiāntime
- 小时xiǎoshíhour
- 有时候yǒushíhousometimes
- 当时dāngshíthen
Learn 临时 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 87: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.