降臨節

Advent (Christian period of 4 weeks before Christmas)

to drop / to fall / to come down / to descend

to surrender / to capitulate / to subdue / to tame

to descend / to arrive / to come

to face / to overlook / to arrive / to be (just) about to / just before

see 節骨眼|节骨眼[jie1 gu5 yan3]

festival / holiday / node / joint / section / segment / part / to economize / to save / to abridge / moral integrity / classifier for segments, e.g. lessons, train wagons, biblical verses / CL:個|个[ge4]

joint; node / (bound form) section; segment / solar term (one of the 24 divisions of the year in the traditional Chinese calendar) / seasonal festival / (bound form) to economize; to save / (bound form) moral integrity; chastity / classifier for segments: lessons, train wagons, biblical verses etc / knot (nautical miles per hour)

Advent (Christian period of 4 weeks before Christmas)