死到临头 sǐdàolíntóu to be at death's door Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 死 sǐ verb to die to die; to pass away; to perish到 dào preposition to used as a preposition meaning "to", "until", or "up to"临头 臨頭 líntóu to befall to happen to someone; to be imminent or looming, usually describing a crisis, disaster, or difficult situation