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title: "Lailin Meaning: 来临 (láilín) Means “to arrive”"
description: "来临 (traditional 來臨, láilín) means “to arrive; to approach”. Hear its tones, see what 来 and 临 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/lailin"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 来临 mean?

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来临 láilín

## to arrive; to approach

## Its characters

1. 来 lái to come
2. 临 lín to arrive

## In a sentence

春天来临了，花都开了。 Spring has arrived, and the flowers are all in bloom.

历上，它总在1月21日到2月20日之间，有早有晚，却总是在冬天快要结束、春天快要**来临**的时候。

From [农历是怎么算的？ · How does the Chinese lunar calendar work?](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/how-does-the-chinese-lunar-calendar-work#library-word-612-614)

[More about 来临](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%9D%A5%E4%B8%B4)

## More words with 来 or 临

- [本来 běnlái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/benlai)
- [长期以来 chángqī-yǐlái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/changqiyilai)
- [出来 chūlái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chulai)
- [从来 cónglái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/conglai)
- [到来 dàolái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daolai)
- [光临 guānglín](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guanglin)
- [归来 guīlái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guilai)
- [过来 guòlái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guolai)
- [后来 hòulái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/houlai)
- [回来 huílái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huilai)

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