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 装饰 裝飾 zhuāng shì to decorate / decoration / decorative / ornamental syn 指向 zhǐ xiàng to point towards / aimed at / facing / the direction indicated syn 临死 臨死 lín sǐ facing death / at death's door 观赏 觀賞 guān shǎng to look at sth with pleasure / to watch (sth marvelous) / ornamental syn 对峙 對峙 duì zhì (of mountains etc) to stand facing each other / (fig.) to confront each other syn 茶几 chá jī small side table / coffee table / teapoy (ornamental tripod with caddies for tea) 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 花饰 花飾 huā shì ornamental design 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 临刑 臨刑 lín xíng facing execution syn 桥头堡 橋頭堡 qiáo tóu bǎo bridgehead (military) / stronghold serving as a base for advancing further into enemy territory / bridge tower (ornamental structure at either end of a bridge) / (fig.) gateway (place that provides access to other places beyond it) / bridgehead (key location serving as a base for further expansion) 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) 华表 華表 huá biǎo marble pillar (ornamental column in front of places, tombs) 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 英石 yīng shí ornamental limestone rock (供石[gong1 shi2]) from Yingde 英德[Ying1 de2], Guangdong 庑 廡 wǔ small rooms facing or to the side of the main hall or veranda 俅 qiú ornamental cap 琚 jū ornamental gems for belt 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 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 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 幩 fén ornamental tassel on bridle 瑄 xuān ornamental piece of jade 饰边 飾邊 shì biān ornamental border 玙 璵 yú ornamental jade 扳指 bān zhǐ ornamental thumb ring (originally a ring, often made from jade, worn by archers in ancient times to protect the right thumb when drawing a bowstring) 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 