临门 臨門 lín mén to arrive home / facing one's home / home-coming / (soccer) facing the goalmouth 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 临街房 臨街房 lín jiē fáng the store front / the part of a house facing the street serving as a store 街门 街門 jiē mén gate or door facing the street 大街 dà jiē street / main street / CL:條|条[tiao2] syn 路灯 路燈 lù dēng street lamp / street light 路牌 lù pái street sign / road sign / street nameplate syn 夹道 夾道 jiā dào a narrow street (lined with walls) / to line the street 横街 橫街 héng jiē side street / road branching from the main street 高街 gāo jiē high street (main street of a town or city) (loanword) 面前 miàn qián in front of / facing / (in the) presence (of) syn 朝阳 朝陽 cháo yáng to be exposed to the sun / in a position facing the sun syn 指向 zhǐ xiàng to point towards / aimed at / facing / the direction indicated syn 对峙 對峙 duì zhì (of mountains etc) to stand facing each other / (fig.) to confront each other syn 向北 xiàng běi northward / facing north 正对 正對 zhèng duì directly facing 临死 臨死 lín sǐ facing death / at death's door 向左 xiàng zuǒ facing left / leftwards / to the left 向右 xiàng yòu facing right / rightwards / to the right 前人 qián rén predecessor / forebears / the person facing you syn 迎风 迎風 yíng fēng in the wind / facing the wind / downwind syn 向阳 向陽 xiàng yáng facing the sun / exposed to the sun syn 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 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 面壁 miàn bì to face the wall / to sit facing the wall in meditation (Buddhism) / (fig.) to devote oneself to study, work etc 临危 臨危 lín wēi dying (from illness) / facing death / on one's deathbed syn 临水 臨水 lín shuǐ facing the water (favored location) 饰面 飾面 shì miàn ornamental facing / veneer 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 临刑 臨刑 lín xíng facing execution syn 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 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 刀锯斧钺 刀鋸斧鉞 dāo jù fǔ yuè knife, saw, ax and hatchet (idiom) / facing torture and execution 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 斧钺汤镬 斧鉞湯鑊 fǔ yuè tāng huò battle-ax and boiling cauldron (idiom) / facing torture and execution 死不改悔 sǐ bù gǎi huǐ not to repent even facing death (idiom) / unrepentant / very obstinate 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) 对坐 對坐 duì zuò to sit facing each other 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 街道 jiē dào street / CL:條|条[tiao2] / subdistrict / residential district syn 对面 對面 duì miàn (sitting) opposite / across (the street) / directly in front / to be face to face syn 街头 街頭 jiē tóu street syn 大道 dà dào main street / avenue syn 老百姓 lǎo bǎi xìng ordinary people / the "person in the street" / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 街上 jiē shang on the street / in town 逛街 guàng jiē to take a walk / to window-shop / to stroll down the street 普通人 pǔ tōng rén ordinary person / private citizen / people / the person in the street syn 小吃 xiǎo chī street food / snack syn 马路 馬路 mǎ lù street / road / CL:條|条[tiao2] syn 华尔街 華爾街 huá ěr jiē Wall Street, New York / by extension, American big business 步行街 bù xíng jiē car-free zone / pedestrian street 街舞 jiē wǔ street dance (e.g. breakdance) 过马路 過馬路 guò mǎ lù to cross the street 市井 shì jǐng marketplace / town / the street (urban milieu) / the haunts of the common people syn 轻轨 輕軌 qīng guǐ light rail / transit system (underground, at street level or elevated) / streetcar / metro (abbr. for 輕型軌道交通|轻型轨道交通[qing1xing2 gui3dao4 jiao1tong1]) 南京路 nán jīng lù Nanjing St., large commercial street in Shanghai 摆摊 擺攤 bǎi tān to set up a vendor's stall in the street 转角 轉角 zhuǎn jiǎo bend in a street / corner / to turn a corner syn 飙车 飆車 biāo chē street racing (motorbikes or cars) 坊间 坊間 fāng jiān street stalls / bookshops / in the streets 三里屯 sān lǐ tún Sanlitun (Beijing street name) 高程 gāo chéng altitude (e.g. above street level) / elevation syn 街巷 jiē xiàng streets and alleys / street / alley syn 麻辣烫 麻辣燙 má là tàng hot spicy soup (often sold at street stalls) 清道夫 qīng dào fū street cleaner / garbage collector / (soccer) sweeper syn 街头霸王 街頭霸王 jiē tóu bà wáng Street Fighter (video game series) 巷战 巷戰 xiàng zhàn (military) street fighting / urban combat 三里河 sān lǐ hé Sanlihe (Beijing street name) 骂街 罵街 mà jiē to shout abuses in the street syn 清道 qīng dào to clean the street / to clear the road (i.e. get rid of people for passage of royalty or VIP) syn 路不拾遗 路不拾遺 lù bù shí yí lit. no one picks up lost articles in the street (idiom) / fig. honesty prevails throughout society syn 唐宁街 唐寧街 táng níng jiē Downing Street (London) 八角街 bā jiǎo jiē Barkhor street, central business area and pilgrim circuit around Jokhang temple in Lhasa, Tibet, aka 八廓街[Ba1 kuo4 Jie1] 