Come learn 3000+ Chinese characters with HanziHero!

→
HSK
4
临时

last-minute

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

lin2shi2 • línshí

Meaning

Primary

last-minute

Alternatives

last minute, at the last minute, provisional, tentative

Mnemonic

A 临时 last-minute plan is done decided on at the moment you are 临 overlooking the 时 time it is due.

Usage

这 是 一 个 临时 的 安排。

This is a last-minute arrangement.

这 是 一 个 临时 的 想法。

This is a last-minute idea.

我们 临时 改变 计划 了。

We changed the plan at the last minute.