临时
línshí
temporary; at the last minute
Part of speech · adjective / adverb
Pattern visualization
Examples
- 公司临时通知明天开会。The company gave last-minute notice of a meeting tomorrow.
- 这只是一个临时的解决办法。This is only a temporary solution.
Collocations
临时工临时通知临时决定临时抱佛脚
Mnemonic
临 lín "to face/approach" + 时 shí "time": right at the time, i.e. temporary or last-minute. ① an adjective "temporary" (临时工 = a temp worker) ② an adverb "at the last minute" (临时决定). Opposite of 长期 (long-term) and 固定 (fixed).
Related
暂时长期固定突然
Quick check
What are the two uses of 临时?