How to say “arrive” in Chinese
arrive, approach (of an event)
“Arrive” in Chinese is 来临, lái lín: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
来临 is read lái lín: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
光临 — “to honor with a visit”, 面临 — “to face something”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “来临”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 来临. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 新的一年即将来临xīndeyìniánjíjiāngláilínThe new year is almost here.
- 台风即将来临，沿海的船只都回港口了。táifēngjíjiāngláilín,yánhǎidechuánzhīdōuhuígǎngkǒuleA typhoon is about to arrive — all the boats along the coast have returned to port.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “arrive” in Chinese?
“Arrive” in Chinese is 来临, pinyin láilín.
What does 来临 mean?
来临 (láilín) means “arrive, approach (of an event)”.
How do you write 来临?
来临 is 2 characters: 来 (lái) — come; 临 (lín) — approach, arrive. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 来临?
来临 is read láilín. Tones: lái — second tone, lín — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“arrive” in the lesson “Thirds of the month, stages, year-end”
This word is from the topic “Time and deadlines” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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