臨時

lín shí

B1 Level 5 ★ Core word
Noun

Definition

  1. as the time draws near
  2. at the last moment
  3. temporary
  4. interim
  5. ad hoc

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Example

他臨時有事,不能來了。

Something came up at the last minute, so he can't come.

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).