临夏 Traditional form: 臨夏 Pinyin (reading): Línxià Definitions: see 臨夏回族自治州/临夏回族自治州 ( Línxià Huízú Zìzhìzhōu) see 臨夏市/临夏市 ( Línxià Shì) see 臨夏縣/临夏县 ( Línxià Xiàn) Characters: 临 - to draw near, to approach; to descend 夏 - summer; the Xia or Hsia dynasty Traditional characters: 臨 - to draw near, to approach; to descend 夏 - summer; the Xia or Hsia dynasty