临阵

Traditional form:

臨陣

Pinyin (reading):

línzhèn

Definitions:

• just before the battle
• to approach the front line

Characters:

• 临 - to draw near, to approach; to descend
• 阵 - row, column; ranks, troop formation

Traditional characters:

• 臨 - to draw near, to approach; to descend
• 陣 - row, column; ranks, troop formation