濒临

Traditional form:

瀕臨

Pinyin (reading):

bīnlín

Definitions:

• on the edge of
• (fig.) on the verge of
• close to

Characters:

• 濒 - to approach; near, on the verge of
• 临 - to draw near, to approach; to descend

Traditional characters:

• 瀕 - to approach; near, on the verge of
• 臨 - to draw near, to approach; to descend