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前方

qián fāng · qian fang

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Meaning

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  1. ahead
  2. the front
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Detour ahead

  1. Dengdeng

    前方(qiánfāng)有(yǒu)个(gè)牌子(páizi)，写(xiě)着(zhe)修路(xiūlù)！

    There's a sign ahead. It says road work!

  2. Liangliang

    那(nà)前方(qiánfāng)能(néng)走(zǒu)吗(ma)？

    Then can we get through ahead?

  3. Dengdeng

    不能(bùnéng)，我们(wǒmen)得(děi)绕行(ràoxíng)。

    No, we have to take a detour.

  4. Liangliang

    绕(rào)哪儿(nǎr)呢(ne)？

    Go around where?

  5. Dengdeng

    看(kàn)地图(dìtú)，前方(qiánfāng)有(yǒu)冰淇淋(bīngqílín)店(diàn)！

    Look at the map, there's an ice cream shop ahead!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)被(bèi)前(qián)方(fāng)驶(shǐ)来(lái)的(de)车(chē)的(de)车(chē)头(tóu)灯(dēng)晃(huǎng)得(de)眼(yǎn)花(huā)。

I was dazzled by the headlights of an approaching car.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by Jesse · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

请(qǐng)沿(yán)着(zhe)这(zhè)条(tiáo)路(lù)一(yì)直(zhí)走(zǒu)，学(xué)校(xiào)就(jiù)在(zài)前(qián)方(fāng)。

Please keep walking along this road; the school is just ahead.

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