临死

Traditional form:

臨死

Pinyin (reading):

línsǐ

Definitions:

• facing death
• at death's door

Characters:

• 临 - to draw near, to approach; to descend
• 死 - dead; death; impassable, inflexible

Traditional characters:

• 臨 - to draw near, to approach; to descend
• 死 - dead; death; impassable, inflexible