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瀕臨

瀕臨

See also: 濒临

Chinese

		near	to face; to overlook; to arrive to face; to overlook; to arrive; to be (just) about to; just before
trad. (瀕臨)		瀕	臨
simp. (濒临)		濒	临

Verb

瀕臨

to be close to; to be on the verge of

瀕臨絕境 / 濒临绝境 ― bīnlín juéjìng ― to be on the verge of hopelessness

瀕臨死亡 / 濒临死亡 ― bīnlín sǐwáng ― to be at death's door

瀕臨崩潰 / 濒临崩溃 ― bīnlín bēngkuì ― to be close to collapsing