A permanent job is better than a temporary one.
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临时
Traditional: 臨時
lín shí
HSK 3.0 · 4HSK 2.0 · 5
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lín shí · lam4 si4 (Jyutping)
- as the time draws near
- at the last moment
- temporary
- interim
- ad hoc
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Character breakdown
Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3. Make Me a Hanzi · LGPL 3+. Interactive stroke order is available in the study tools.
Example sentences
The children returned home at dusk.
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