光临
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
光临 (guānglín) · (polite) to visit
光临 (guānglín) means “(polite) to visit; welcome (欢迎光临)”. It is written with 2 characters: 光 (light) + 临 (to draw near). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 光临 is built
The characters
光 guāng · light
What 光 is made of
- ⺌ — structural part
- 兀wù — weak
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 儿ér — child
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
Origin hint: A person 儿 carrying a torch 火 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
临 lín · to draw near
What 临 is made of
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Example sentences
欢迎光临！Huānyíng guānglín!Welcome!
谢谢您光临我们的小店。Xièxie nín guānglín wǒmen de xiǎodiàn.Thank you for visiting our little shop.
Questions about 光临
What does 光临 mean?
光临 (guānglín) means “(polite) to visit; welcome (欢迎光临)”.
How do you pronounce 光临?
光临 is pronounced guānglín.
Which HSK level is 光临?
光临 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 不光bùguāngnot only
- 光明guāngmíngbright
- 阳光yángguāngsunshine
- 灯光dēngguānglight
- 光盘guāngpánCD
- 光滑guānghuásmooth
- 曝光bàoguāngto expose
- 风光fēngguāngscenery
- 观光guānguāngto go sightseeing
- 光彩guāngcǎiluster
Learn 光临 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 93: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.