临场
lín chǎng
Pinyin

Definition

临场
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lín chǎng
  1. to be at the scene (sitting for an exam, performing, competing, giving directions etc)
  2. firsthand (experience)
  3. impromptu (remarks etc)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

来临
lái lín
  1. 1 to approach
  2. 2 to come closer
商场
shāng chǎng
  1. 1 shopping mall
  2. 2 shopping center
  3. 3 department store
  4. 4 emporium
  5. 5 CL:家[jiā]
  6. 6 the business world
场
cháng
  1. 1 threshing floor
  2. 2 classifier for events and happenings: spell, episode, bout
场景
chǎng jǐng
  1. 1 scene
  2. 2 scenario
  3. 3 setting
市场
shì chǎng
  1. 1 marketplace
  2. 2 market (also in abstract)
广场
guǎng chǎng
  1. 1 public square
  2. 2 plaza
战场
zhàn chǎng
  1. 1 battlefield
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
机场
jī chǎng
  1. 1 airport
  2. 2 airfield
  3. 3 CL:家[jiā],處|处[chù]
现场
xiàn chǎng
  1. 1 the scene (of a crime, accident etc)
  2. 2 (on) the spot
  3. 3 (at) the site
登场
dēng chǎng
  1. 1 to go on stage
  2. 2 fig. to appear on the scene
  3. 3 used in advertising to mean new product
立场
lì chǎng
  1. 1 position
  2. 2 standpoint
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
职场
zhí chǎng
  1. 1 workplace
  2. 2 workforce (of a nation or industry etc)
  3. 3 job market
降临
jiàng lín
  1. 1 to descend
  2. 2 to arrive
  3. 3 to come
上场
shàng chǎng
  1. 1 on stage
  2. 2 to go on stage
  3. 3 to take the field
下场
xià chǎng
  1. 1 to leave (the stage, an exam room, the playing field etc)
  2. 2 to take part in some activity
  3. 3 to take an examination (in the imperial examination system)
中场
zhōng chǎng
  1. 1 middle period of a tripartite provincial exam (in former times)
  2. 2 midfield
  3. 3 mid-court (in sports)
  4. 4 half-time
  5. 5 intermission half-way through a performance
主场
zhǔ chǎng
  1. 1 home ground (sports)
  2. 2 home field
  3. 3 main venue
  4. 4 main stadium
五角场
Wǔ jiǎo chǎng
  1. 1 Wujiaochang neighborhood of Shanghai, adjacent to Fudan University
停车场
tíng chē chǎng
  1. 1 parking lot
  2. 2 car park
光临
guāng lín
  1. 1 (formal) to honor with one's presence
  2. 2 to attend

Idioms (20)

事到临头
shì dào lín tóu
  1. 1 when things come to a head (idiom)
兵临城下
bīng lín chéng xià
  1. 1 soldiers at the city walls (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture
大限临头
dà xiàn lín tóu
  1. 1 facing the end (idiom); at the end of one's life
  2. 2 with one foot in the grave
居高临下
jū gāo lín xià
  1. 1 to live high and look down (idiom)
  2. 2 to overlook
  3. 3 to tower above
  4. 4 to occupy the high ground
  5. 5 fig. arrogance based on one's social position
平时不烧香，临时抱佛脚
píng shí bù shāo xiāng , lín shí bào fó jiǎo
  1. 1 lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble
  2. 2 doing things at the last minute
  3. 3 to make a hasty last-minute effort (often refers to cramming for exams)
战死沙场
zhàn sǐ shā chǎng
  1. 1 to die in battle (idiom)
救场如救火
jiù chǎng rú jiù huǒ
  1. 1 the show must go on (idiom)
死到临头
sǐ dào lín tóu
  1. 1 Death is near at hand. (idiom)
洋场恶少
yáng chǎng è shào
  1. 1 city infested with foreign adventurers (esp. of Shanghai in pre-Liberation China) (idiom)
竹篮打水，一场空
zhú lán dǎ shuǐ , yī cháng kōng
  1. 1 using a wicker basket to draw water (idiom); wasted effort
粉墨登场
fěn mò dēng chǎng
  1. 1 to make up and go on stage (idiom); to embark on a career (esp. in politics or crime)
临危受命
lín wēi shòu mìng
  1. 1 (idiom) to take on a leadership role at a time of crisis
临时抱佛脚
lín shí bào fó jiǎo
  1. 1 lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble
  2. 2 doing things at the last minute
  3. 3 making a hasty last-minute effort
临渊羡鱼，不如退而结网
lín yuān xiàn yú , bù rú tuì ér jié wǎng
  1. 1 better to go home and weave a net than to stand by the pond longing for fish (idiom)
  2. 2 one should take practical steps to achieve one's aim
临渴掘井
lín kě jué jǐng
  1. 1 lit. not to dig a well until one is thirsty
  2. 2 to be unprepared and seek help at the last minute (idiom)
临渴穿井
lín kě chuān jǐng
  1. 1 lit. face thirst and dig a well (idiom); fig. not to make adequate provision
  2. 2 to act when it is too late
临阵退缩
lín zhèn tuì suō
  1. 1 to shrink back as the time for battle approaches (idiom)
  2. 2 to get cold feet
莅临指导
lì lín zhǐ dǎo
  1. 1 (of a notable person etc) to honor with one's presence and offer guidance (idiom)
亲临其境
qīn lín qí jìng
  1. 1 to travel to a place personally (idiom)
身临其境
shēn lín qí jìng
  1. 1 (idiom) to experience it for oneself
  2. 2 to actually *be* there (as opposed to reading about it etc)

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