面前

miàn qián

HSK 2freq #948

Meanings

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miàn qián

1.in front of
2.facing
3.(in the) presence (of)

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Wiktionary

1.in front of one's face; in front
2.the present time
3.present given upon first meeting

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Stroke order

Components

面丆囬

前䒑刖

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Characters

Example sentences

他在我面前撒谎.
He lied to my face.
法律面前人人平等。
Everyone is equal before the law.
法律面前人人平等。
Everybody is equal before the law.
他在众人面前被嘲笑。
He was laughed at in public.
在你面前是什麼東西？
What's in front of you?
大好的前途摆在他面前。
A brilliant future lay before him.

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Derived terms

真人面前不說假話真人面前不说假话閻羅王面前須沒放回的鬼阎罗王面前须没放回的鬼關公面前耍大刀关公面前耍大刀

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Related words

关公面前耍大刀 lit. to wield the broadsword in the presence of Lord Guan (idiom)