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前面

qián miàn · qian mian

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 3Old HSK 1

Meaning

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  1. ahead
  2. in front
  3. preceding
  4. above
  5. also pr. [qián mian]
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Lost in the hutong

  1. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)走(zǒu)对(duì)路(lù)了(le)吗(ma)？我(wǒ)看(kàn)不到(bùdào)公园(gōngyuán)。

    Are we on the right road? I can't see the park.

  2. Liangliang

    别(bié)着急(zháojí)，公园(gōngyuán)就(jiù)在(zài)前面(qiánmiàn)。

    Don't worry. The park is just ahead.

  3. Dengdeng

    前面(qiánmiàn)？那(nà)是(shì)墙(qiáng)！

    Ahead? That is a wall!

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)在(zài)墙(qiáng)前面(qiánmiàn)左转(zuǒzhuǎn)，应该(yīnggāi)就(jiù)到(dào)了(le)。

    Then we turn left in front of the wall. We should be there.

  5. Qiqi

    你们(nǐmen)走过头(zǒuguòtóu)了(le)！公园(gōngyuán)在(zài)你们(nǐmen)后面(hòumian)。

    You went too far. The park is behind you!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

在(zài)这(zhè)种(zhǒng)情(qíng)况(kuàng)下(xià)，形(xíng)容(róng)词(cí)放(fàng)在(zài)名(míng)词(cí)前(qián)面(miàn)。

In this case, the adjective goes before the noun.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by _undertoad · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)个(ge)购(gòu)物(wù)中(zhōng)心(xīn)在(zài)前(qián)面(miàn)一(yì)英(yīng)里(lǐ)远(yuǎn)的(de)地(dì)方(fang)。

The shopping center is one mile ahead.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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前
qián

front; forward

面
miàn

face; side

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