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前

In front of in Chinese: 面前 (miàn qián)

miàn qián

in front of

HSK 3.0 Level 21 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1in front of
  2. 2facing
  3. 3(in the) presence (of)

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面
前

Zhuyin

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ㄇㄧㄢˋ

miàn

ㄇ/ mㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

ㄑㄧㄢˊ

qián

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 他站在我面前笑了。

    tā zhàn zài wǒ miàn qián xiào le。

    He stood in front of me and smiled.

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Related words

前

qián

front

面

miàn

face

后面

hòu mian

the back

前面

qián miàn

ahead

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

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