The word **临近 (línjìn)** is formed through a common Chinese morphological process called **compounding**, where two independent, meaningful characters (morphemes) are combined to create a new word with a related but more specific meaning. The first character, **临 (lín)**, carries the core meaning of "to face; to be close to; to approach," while the second, **近 (jìn)**, means "near" or "close." When combined, their meanings reinforce and specify each other, creating a verb or adjective that conveys the concept of "to be nearing/approaching (in time or space)" or "imminent," effectively capturing the dynamic state of drawing physically or temporally close to something.