临时 línshí temporary

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Traditional: 臨時

Stroke order

临时 is written in 16 strokes across 2 characters.

临时 — the Chinese character for temporary (línshí), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 临时 — temporary

临 — 9 strokes
时 — 7 strokes

Senses

as the time draws near
at the last moment
temporary
interim
ad hoc

Characters in 临时

临 lín — to face; to overlook; to arrive
时 shí — o'clock; time; when

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Related words

临时 is pronounced línshí and means “temporary”.

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