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面前 (miàn qián) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 3

面前 (miàn qián) is a Chinese word: in front of. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 面前

名 míng noun

in front of

不要在老师面前说谎。

bù yào zài lǎo shī miàn qián shuō huǎng

Don't lie in front of the teacher.

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Word breakdown

面 miàn — face, surface

前 qián — front, ahead

Structure & writing
1 面 miàn — face; the front of the head
面 is a component in 2 characters

面 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order

2 前 qián — front; the direction one faces (opposite of 后)
前 is a component in 3 characters

consists of

2.2 一 yī — the smallest positive integer; one (①used before a measure word ②used before a noun ③indicates a single action or a brief/tentative action)
一 is a component in 58 characters
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2.4 刂 dāo — knife/blade radical (right-side form)
刂 is a component in 38 characters
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