临时
Meaning
- as the time draws near
- at the last moment
- temporary
Example sentence
正式工比临时工要好。
A permanent job is better than a temporary one.
Characters in 临时
- 临 lín to face, to overlook; just before
- 时 shí o'clock
临 to approach plus 时, time. 临 gives 光临 and 面临; as the time arrives, hence provisional.