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    Using 前面 (qiánmiàn) to refer to the front

    Direction & Movement
    Location & Position

    Structure

    在 + (Noun +) 前面

    Explanation

    前面 means "in front," "ahead," or "the front" and is used to describe spatial position relative to the speaker or another object. It combines 前 (front) with 面 (side/surface), following the standard pattern for location words in Chinese. It can appear after 在, as in 在前面 (in front), or after a noun to indicate what is ahead.

    Examples

    • 学校就在超市前面，走两分钟就到了。

      xuéxiào jiù zài chāoshì qiánmiàn, zǒu liǎng fēnzhōng jiù dàole.

      The school is right in front of the supermarket, just a two-minute walk.

    • 前面那个穿红衣服的人是谁？

      qiánmiàn nàge chuān hóng yīfu de rén shì shéi?

      Who is that person in red up ahead?

    • 你往前面看，那座桥就在河的前面。

      nǐ wǎng qiánmiàn kàn, nà zuò qiáo jiù zài hé de qiánmiàn.

      Look ahead — that bridge is right in front of the river.

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