朝 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 面 前 miàn qián in front of / facing / (in the) presence (of) 指 向 zhǐ xiàng to point towards / aimed at / facing / the direction indicated 朝 着 cháo zhe facing / advancing (towards) 贴 边 tiē biān welt / facing (of a garment) / to be relevant 向 着 xiàng zhe towards / facing (sb or sth) / (coll.) to side with / to favor 当 前 dāng qián current / today's / modern / present / to be facing (us) 朝 阳 cháo yáng to be exposed to the sun / in a position facing the sun 向 北 xiàng běi northward / facing north 正 对 zhèng duì directly facing 临 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 迎 风 yíng fēng in the wind / facing the wind / downwind 向 阳 xiàng yáng facing the sun / exposed to the sun 当 街 dāng jiē in the middle of the street / facing the street 相 向 xiāng xiàng facing one another / face-to-face 朝 前 cháo qián facing forwards 临 街 lín jiē facing the street 正 眼 zhèng yǎn facing directly (with one's eyes) / (to look sb) in the eyes 临 别 lín bié on parting / facing separation 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 lín wēi dying (from illness) / facing death / on one's deathbed 临 水 lín shuǐ facing the water (favored location) 临 门 lín mén to arrive home / facing one's home / home-coming / (soccer) facing the goalmouth 饰 面 shì miàn ornamental facing / veneer 寡 不 敌 众 guǎ bù dí zhòng the few are no match for the many / heavily outnumbered / facing impossible odds (idiom) 临 刑 lín xíng facing execution 庑 small rooms facing or to the side of the main hall or veranda 大 敌 当 前 dà dí dāng qián facing a powerful enemy (idiom) / fig. confronting grave difficulties / Enemy at the Gates, 1991 movie by Jean-Jacques Annaud 刀 锯 斧 钺 dāo jù fǔ yuè knife, saw, ax and hatchet (idiom) / facing torture and execution 向 壁 虚 构 xiàng bì xū gòu facing a wall, an imaginary construction (idiom) / baseless fabrication 向 壁 虚 造 xiàng bì xū zào facing a wall, an imaginary construction (idiom) / baseless fabrication 四 脚 朝 天 sì jiǎo cháo tiān four legs facing the sky (idiom) / flat on one's back 斧 钺 汤 镬 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 对 坐 duì zuò to sit facing each other 前 门 打 虎 ， 后 门 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 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 dà huò lín tóu facing imminent catastrophe / calamity looms / all hell will break loose 大 限 临 头 dà xiàn lín tóu facing the end (idiom) / at the end of one's life / with one foot in the grave 朝 后 cháo hòu backwards / facing back 背 山 临 水 bèi shān lín shuǐ with back to the mountain and facing the water (favored location) 临 街 房 lín jiē fáng the store front / the part of a house facing the street serving as a store 临 难 lín nàn in peril / facing disaster 陷 入 困 境 xiàn rù kùn jìng to fall into difficulty (e.g. facing bankruptcy) 穆 斯 林 民 族 迎 接 21世 纪 挑 战 十 年 行 动 纲 领 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 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 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 Safeguards guaranteeing protection of the rights of those facing the death penalty 大 难 临 头 dà nàn lín tóu to be facing imminent calamity (idiom) / disaster is looming 当 面 锣 ， 对 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 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
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