前面

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qián miàn noun HSK 2
ahead / in front / preceding / above / also pr. [qian2 mian5]

Measure word

  • jiān between; among; within a definite time or space; room; section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars... attested in use

Character breakdown

Stroke order

Le caractère 前 tracé avec le numéro de chaque trait à son point de départ
Numbered strokes
Stroke-by-stroke animation of the character 前 Show the animation

Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi, derived from the Arphic PL fonts under the Arphic Public License.

Le caractère 面 tracé avec le numéro de chaque trait à son point de départ
Numbered strokes
Stroke-by-stroke animation of the character 面 Show the animation

Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi, derived from the Arphic PL fonts under the Arphic Public License.

How it used to be written

Forms, sources and dates: the 字形演變 database of 小學堂, Academia Sinica, public domain (CC0).

Examples

  • 一个陌生人站在房子前面。

    A stranger stands in front of the room.

  • 一個美麗的女人坐在我前面一排。

    A beautiful woman was seated one row in front of me.

  • 公共汽车的停车站正好坐落在我的住所前面。

    The bus stop is located right outside where I live.

  • 在我前面走。

    Walk ahead of me.

  • 在法国,名放在姓前面。

    In France, the first name goes before the surname.

  • 我家前面有个小庭院。

    There is a small garden in front of my house.

  • 没有人跑在他前面。

    No one ran ahead of him.

  • 零在一前面。

    Zero comes before one.

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