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How do you say "in front" in Chinese?
在前面
zài qián miàn
In Chinese, "in front" is 在前面.
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Pronunciation
Three syllables: 'zye chyan myan' with first flat, second flat, third flat. Steady and descriptive throughout.
Writing and usage
Zai (at/in) is three strokes, qian (front/before) is four, mian (face/side) is nine. The phrase builds location step by step.
Example sentence
汽车在前面。
The car is in front.
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How to remember 在前面
Zai means in a location, qian means front - in the front area describes something that is in front.
Related words
- above 上面 shàng mian
- behind 在后面 zài hòu miàn
- east 东 dōng
- inside 里面 ǐ miàn
- north-west 西北 xī běi
- right 右 yòu
- south 南 nán
- south-east 东南 dōng nán
- south-west 西南 xī nán
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Questions about 在前面
How do you say "in front" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "in front" is 在前面. It is a noun.
How is 在前面 written in Chinese?
Zai (at/in) is three strokes, qian (front/before) is four, mian (face/side) is nine. The phrase builds location step by step.
How is 在前面 used in a sentence?
Use 在前面 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 汽车在前面。 (The car is in front.).
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