前
面

Ahead in Chinese: 前面 (qián miàn)

qián miàn

ahead

HSK 12 example sentences

Definitions

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

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前
面

Zhuyin

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ㄑㄧㄢˊ

qián

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

ㄇㄧㄢˋ

miàn

ㄇ/ mㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 请到前面来。

    qǐng dào qián miàn lái。

    Move up to the front, please.

  • 前面有危险。

    qián miàn yǒu wēi xiǎn。

    Danger ahead.

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Related words

前

qián

front

面

miàn

face

后面

hòu mian

the back

见面

jiàn miàn

to meet

面包

miàn bāo

bread

面条

miàn tiáo

noodles

以前

yǐ qián

before

对面

duì miàn

(sitting) opposite

方面

fāng miàn

respect

提前

tí qián

to shift to an earlier date

表面

biǎo miàn

surface

从前

cóng qián

previously

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