临街

臨街

línjiē

adjective HSK 7 #57,461

Meanings

1 facing the street; street-facing
2 fronting a street

Characters

to face; to overlook; adjacent to

Literally 'facing the street.' 临 means 'to face/overlook' and is used in many similar compounds: 临海 (facing the sea), 临河 (facing the river).

Examples

这家临街的店铺生意很好。

Zhè jiā línjiē de diànpù shēngyì hěn hǎo.

This street-facing shop does great business.

临街的房间太吵了。

Línjiē de fángjiān tài chǎo le.

The street-facing room is too noisy.

Stroke Order

临 lín

街 jiē