臨終

临终
línzhōng
  1. approaching one's end
  2. with one foot in the grave

CEDICT

to be approaching one's end; to have one foot in the grave; to be dying from illness

Wiktionary

將死。《文選．袁宏．三國名臣序贊》：「及其臨終顧託，受遺作相。」《三國演義．第一○五回》：「福頓首泣奏丞相已亡；將丞相臨終言語，細述一遍。」也作「臨死」。

重編國語辭典

人即將死亡

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 臨 lín
  1. to face
  2. to overlook
  3. to arrive
  4. to be (just) about to
  5. just before
2 終 zhōng
  1. end
  2. finish

Containing this entry

臨終關懷 línzhōngguānhuái end-of-life care; hospice care; palliative care

Related entries

大限臨頭 dàxiànlíntóu
  1. facing the end (idiom); at the end of one's life
  2. with one foot in the grave