对 對 duì right / correct / towards / at / for / concerning / regarding / to treat (sb a certain way) / to face / (bound form) opposite / facing / matching / to match together / to adjust / to fit / to suit / to answer / to reply / to add / to pour in (a fluid) / to check / to compare / classifier: couple / pair syn 面前 miàn qián in front of / facing / (in the) presence (of) syn 指向 zhǐ xiàng to point towards / aimed at / facing / the direction indicated syn 处死 處死 chǔ sǐ an execution / to put sb to death syn 临死 臨死 lín sǐ facing death / at death's door 行刑 xíng xíng to carry out a (death) sentence / execution syn 对峙 對峙 duì zhì (of mountains etc) to stand facing each other / (fig.) to confront each other syn 死囚 sǐ qiú prisoner that awaits execution / convict sentenced to death / someone on death row syn 刑场 刑場 xíng chǎng execution ground syn 迎风 迎風 yíng fēng in the wind / facing the wind / downwind syn 前人 qián rén predecessor / forebears / the person facing you syn 极刑 極刑 jí xíng supreme penalty / execution syn 临危 臨危 lín wēi dying (from illness) / facing death / on one's deathbed syn 寡不敌众 寡不敵眾 guǎ bù dí zhòng the few are no match for the many / heavily outnumbered / facing impossible odds (idiom) syn 临门 臨門 lín mén to arrive home / facing one's home / home-coming / (soccer) facing the goalmouth 向阳 向陽 xiàng yáng facing the sun / exposed to the sun syn 临街 臨街 lín jiē facing the street 法场 法場 fǎ chǎng execution ground syn 朝阳 朝陽 cháo yáng to be exposed to the sun / in a position facing the sun syn 向北 xiàng běi northward / facing north 正对 正對 zhèng duì directly facing 向左 xiàng zuǒ facing left / leftwards / to the left 向右 xiàng yòu facing right / rightwards / to the right 当街 當街 dāng jiē in the middle of the street / facing the street 相向 xiāng xiàng facing one another / face-to-face syn 朝前 cháo qián facing forwards 正眼 zhèng yǎn facing directly (with one's eyes) / (to look sb) in the eyes 面壁 miàn bì to face the wall / to sit facing the wall in meditation (Buddhism) / (fig.) to devote oneself to study, work etc 临水 臨水 lín shuǐ facing the water (favored location) 饰面 飾面 shì miàn ornamental facing / veneer 赐死 賜死 cì sǐ (of a ruler) to order sb to commit suicide (in lieu of execution) 朝 cháo imperial or royal court / government / dynasty / reign of a sovereign or emperor / court or assembly held by a sovereign or emperor / to make a pilgrimage to / facing / towards syn 贴边 貼邊 tiē biān welt / facing (of a garment) / to be relevant syn 五刑 wǔ xíng imperial five punishments of feudal China, up to Han times: tattooing characters on the forehead 墨[mo4], cutting off the nose 劓[yi4], amputation of one or both feet 刖[yue4], castration 宮|宫[gong1], execution 大辟[da4 pi4] / Han dynasty onwards: whipping 笞[chi1], beating the legs and buttocks with rough thorns 杖[zhang4], forced labor 徒[tu2], exile or banishment 流[liu2], capital punishment 死[si3] 庑 廡 wǔ small rooms facing or to the side of the main hall or veranda 大敌当前 大敵當前 dà dí dāng qián facing a powerful enemy (idiom) / fig. confronting grave difficulties / Enemy at the Gates, 1991 movie by Jean-Jacques Annaud syn 对坐 對坐 duì zuò to sit facing each other 刀锯斧钺 刀鋸斧鉞 dāo jù fǔ yuè knife, saw, ax and hatchet (idiom) / facing torture and execution 斧钺汤镬 斧鉞湯鑊 fǔ yuè tāng huò battle-ax and boiling cauldron (idiom) / facing torture and execution 仁心仁术 仁心仁術 rén xīn rén shù benevolent heart and skillful execution (idiom, from Mencius) / charitable in thought and deed 就地正法 jiù dì zhèng fǎ to execute on the spot (idiom) / summary execution / to carry out the law on the spot 向壁虚构 向壁虛構 xiàng bì xū gòu facing a wall, an imaginary construction (idiom) / baseless fabrication 向壁虚造 向壁虛造 xiàng bì xū zào facing a wall, an imaginary construction (idiom) / baseless fabrication 四脚朝天 四腳朝天 sì jiǎo cháo tiān four legs facing the sky (idiom) / flat on one's back 死不改悔 sǐ bù gǎi huǐ not to repent even facing death (idiom) / unrepentant / very obstinate 法外处决 法外處決 extra-legal execution / extrajudicial execution / extra-legal killing / extrajudicial killing 排面 pái miàn a row of things facing oneself (esp. a row of products on a shelf facing customers in a store) / (neologism c. 2019) (coll.) ostentation / showiness / impressiveness 档案执行 檔案執行 dàng àn zhí xíng file execution / executable file 偶语弃市 偶語棄市 ǒu yǔ qì shì chance remarks can lead to public execution (idiom) 出大差 chū dà chāi lit. to go on a long trip / fig. to be sent to the execution ground 刑戮 xíng lù (literary) corporal punishment or execution 审处 審處 shěn chǔ to deliberate and decide / to try and punish / trial and execution 工欲善其事，必先利其器 gōng yù shàn qí shì , bì xiān lì qí qì To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job 引颈就戮 引頸就戮 yǐn jǐng jiù lù to extend one's neck in preparation for execution (idiom) 欲善其事，必先利其器 yù shàn qí shì , bì xiān lì qí qì To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job 弃市 棄市 qì shì public execution (old) 火刑 huǒ xíng execution by fire / burning at the stake 石刑 shí xíng stoning (execution method) 国家执行 national execution 国家执行模式 national execution modality 国家执行审计科 National Execution Audit Section 政府执行审计科 Government Execution Audit Section 方桉执行摘要 方案執行摘要 digest of programme execution 政府执行和管理 政府執行和管理 government execution and management 执行法官 執行法官 juge de l'exécution des peines 任意处决 任意處決 arbitrary execution 方桉执行计划 方案執行計劃 Programme Execution Plan 假处决 假處決 mock execution 国家执行支助股 國家執行支助股 National Execution Support Unit 关于执行外国仲裁裁决的公约 關於執行外國仲裁裁決的公約 Convention on the Execution of Foreign Arbitral Awards 国家执行股 國家執行股 National Execution Unit 即决处决 即決處決 summary execution 有效执行条约的目标和宗旨 有效執行條約的目標和宗旨 effective execution of the object and purpose of a treaty 绑赴市曹 綁赴市曹 bǎng fù shì cáo to bind up and take to the market (idiom) / to take a prisoner to the town center for execution 倒座儿 倒座兒 dào zuò r the north-facing room opposite the master's in a siheyuan 四合院[si4 he2 yuan4] 前门打虎，后门打狼 前門打虎，後門打狼 qián mén dǎ hǔ , hòu mén dǎ láng to beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom) / fig. facing one problem after another 前门拒虎，后门进狼 前門拒虎，後門進狼 qián mén jù hǔ , hòu mén jìn láng to beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom) / fig. facing one problem after another 向火 xiàng huǒ to warm oneself facing the fire 大祸临头 大禍臨頭 dà huò lín tóu facing imminent catastrophe / calamity looms / all hell will break loose 大限临头 大限臨頭 dà xiàn lín tóu facing the end (idiom) / at the end of one's life / with one foot in the grave 朝后 朝後 cháo hòu backwards / facing back 背山临水 背山臨水 bèi shān lín shuǐ with back to the mountain and facing the water (favored location) 临街房 臨街房 lín jiē fáng the store front / the part of a house facing the street serving as a store 临难 臨難 lín nàn in peril / facing disaster 陷入困境 xiàn rù kùn jìng to fall into difficulty (e.g. facing bankruptcy) 顶风停止 頂風停止 dǐng fēng tíng zhǐ to lie to (facing the wind) 穆斯林民族迎接21世纪挑战十年行动纲领 穆斯林民族迎接21世紀挑戰十年行動綱領 Ten-year Programme of Action to Meet the Challenges Facing the Muslim Ummah in the Twenty-first Century / Ten-Year Programme of Action 十年行动纲领 十年行動綱領 Ten-year Programme of Action to Meet the Challenges Facing the Muslim Ummah in the Twenty-first Century / Ten-Year Programme of Action 实施保护死刑犯权利的保障措施 實施保護死刑犯權利的保障措施 Implementation of the safeguards guaranteeing protection of the rights of those facing the death penalty 保护死刑犯权利的保障措施 保護死刑犯權利的保障措施 Safeguards guaranteeing protection of the rights of those facing the death penalty 上犬式 shàng quǎn shì upward-facing dog (yoga pose) 下犬式 xià quǎn shì downward-facing dog (yoga pose) 金字塔式 jīn zì tǎ shì downward-facing dog (yoga pose) 大难临头 大難臨頭 dà nàn lín tóu to be facing imminent calamity (idiom) / disaster is looming syn 向着 向著 xiàng zhe towards / facing (sb or sth) / (coll.) to side with / to favor syn 当面锣，对面鼓 當面鑼，對面鼓 dāng miàn luó , duì miàn gǔ lit. gong facing gong, drum opposite drum (idiom) / fig. to come together to thrash out the issue face to face 街门 街門 jiē mén gate or door facing the street 