瀕臨

濒临
bīnlín
  1. on the edge of
  2. (fig.) on the verge of
  3. close to

CEDICT

  1. to be close to; to be near
  2. to be on the verge of; to face; to be faced with; to be confronted with

Wiktionary

臨近、緊接。

重編國語辭典

  1. 位置相邻，接界。
  2. 接近，将要。

維基詞典

Examples

这是一个濒临灭绝的物种。

It is an endangered species.

Source: Tatoeba

这是一个濒临消失的物种。

It is an endangered species.

Source: Tatoeba

Entry Composition

1 瀕 bīn
  1. to approach
  2. to border on
  3. near
2 臨 lín
  1. to face
  2. to overlook
  3. to arrive
  4. to be (just) about to
  5. just before

Related entries

近乎 jìnhu
  1. close to
  2. intimate
近 jìn
  1. near
  2. close to
  3. approximately
期限近了。

The deadline is approaching.

Source: Tatoeba

將近 jiāngjìn
  1. almost
  2. nearly
  3. close to
將近三點了。

It's nearly three o'clock.

Source: Tatoeba

挨邊 āibiān
  1. to keep close to the edge
  2. near the mark
  3. close to (the true figure)
  4. relevant (used with negative to mean totally irrelevant)
鄰 lín
  1. neighbor
  2. adjacent
  3. close to
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