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临

lín
HSK 7

English Meaning

to face; to overlook; to arrive; to be (just) about to; just before

Authentic Cinema Dialogue 3 CURATED EVIDENCE CLIPS
体大临时有个活动 人手不够 学生会的都得去
HSK 7 00:03
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💡 INTENT:

“He really wanted to come, but it's a mandatory school event and he couldn't get out of it.”

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高铁票都订好了 临时被老师抓走了 没办法

“He booked the high-speed rail ticket but was temporarily dragged away by his teacher. He had no choice.”

“The sports university suddenly had an event, and they were short on staff. The whole student union had to go.”

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不过 他让我跟你说 小林老师 生日快乐

“But he told me to wish you a happy birthday.”

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这不说好今天去瞧医生吗 临出门就这样了
HSK 7 00:03
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小名 咋回事儿啊

“- Xiaoming. - What happened?”

“He acted up just as we were leaving to see the doctor.”

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大伙儿都散了吧

“Please leave. It's okay now.”

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月海造城 面临着重重阻碍
HSK 7 00:02
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事实上

“(In fact,)”

“(building Yuehai City faced numerous obstacles.)”

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我不知道他们如何能够 完成这个艰巨的任务

“(I didn't know how they could complete such a daunting task.)”

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