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v.until; be about to; be on the point of; be just before
- lín dào zuì hòu
  临到最后
  until the end
- lín dào kāi huì cái liào hái méi quán zhǔn bèi hǎo
  临到开会，材料还没全准备好。
  The materials were not ready yet as the meeting was about to start.
- lín dào shàng fēi jī le tā cái xiǎng qǐ méi dài jī piào
  临到上飞机了，她才想起没带机票。
  She didn't realize that she had forgotten her ticket until she was about to board the plane.
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bīn yú濒于
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v.befall; happen to somebody
- wǒ men bìng bù zhī dào jiāng lín dào wǒ men tóu shang de è yùn
  我们并不知道将临到我们头上的厄运。
  We were unaware of the fate that was to befall us.

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