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前面
qiánmiàn
Main
English Definitionahead; in front; preceding; above
Simplified Script前面
Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyinqiánmiàn, also pr. qiánmian
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄧㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping)cin4min6
Part of Speech(名) noun
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=3
Word Decomposition
前qiánfront; forward; ahead; first; top (followed by a number); future; ago; before; BC (e.g. 前293年); former; formerly
面miànface; side; surface; aspect; top; measure word for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc

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Words With Same Head Word    
前天qiántiānthe day before yesterday
前年qiánniánthe year before last
前往qiánwǎngto leave for; to proceed towards; to go
前进qiánjìnto go forward; to forge ahead; to advance; onward
前途qiántúprospects; future outlook; journey
Words With Same Tail Word    
里面lǐmiàninside; interior
见面jiànmiànto meet; to see each other
对面duìmiàn(sitting) opposite; across (the street); directly in front; to be face to face
方面fāngmiànrespect; aspect; field; side
表面biǎomiànsurface; face; outside; appearance
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