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HSK 2 · Roads & streets

面前

miàn qián

in front of

Stroke order of 面前

2 characters, 18 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

面 · 9 strokes前 · 9 strokes

Memory trick

面 is a face and 前 is a boat-like shape with a knife 刂: what lies before your face.

Parts: 面 face + 前 front

The characters in 面前

  • 面 miàn — noodles; flour; face; side (9 strokes)
  • 前 qián — front; before (9 strokes)

Example sentence

他站在老师面前。

He stood in front of the teacher.

Words with 面

面条儿noodles面包bread见面to meet; to see each other方便面instant noodles面noodles; flour; face; side对面opposite方面aspect; side面条noodles上面above; on top下面below; next前面in front; ahead后面behind; at the back里面inside外面outside面积area全面comprehensive; all-round一方面on the one hand另一方面on the other hand

Words with 前

前天day before yesterday前front; before前边in front前年the year before last以前before; formerly眼前before one's eyes; at present前面in front; ahead前往to go to; to head for前进to go forward; to advance从前before; in the past提前in advance; to move up目前at present; currently前后around; from start to end

More words: Roads & streets

公路highway; road道路road; path路边roadside行人pedestrian街street问路to ask the way方向direction对面opposite边side; edge里头inside到处everywhere

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