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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

临头 [líntóu]
  1. 1. verb happen

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

临头 [líntóu]
  1. 1. befall; happen

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

临头 [líntóu]
  1. 1. (危难或不幸的事情)降临到身上
    大难临头
    事到临头还不快想法子!

Examples

你如果没有思想准备,事到临头就会抓瞎。
If you don't anticipate what may happen, you'll find yourself at a loss when something crops up. 事到临头
灾祸临头
A great disaster is befalling (or imminent). 灾祸
事到临头他傻了眼。 事到临头
算命的对她说她将要大祸临头 算命
大难临头
大难临头
劫难临头 劫难
大难临头 临头
事到临头还不快想法子! 临头
an impending disaster
临头的灾难 impend

Word Decomposition


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[tóu]

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