Usage note
前面用于描述某个物体或位置在另一个物体或位置的前方。
qián miàn yòng yú miáo huì gè bù wù huò lóu gé zài yí gè bù wù huò lóu gé de qián fāng.
前面 is used to describe an object or location being in front of another object or location.
Context note
前面常用于描述方向、位置或顺序。例如，你可以说‘我家前面有一棵大树’或者‘他住在我的前面’。
qián miàn cháng yòng yú miáo huì fāng xiàng、wèi zhī huò xùn xù. rú guǒ nǐ kě yuē ‘wǒ jiā qián miàn yǒu yī ke dà shù’ huò ‘tā zhù zài wǒ de qián miàn’.
前面 is often used to describe direction, position, or order. For example, you can say '我家前面有一棵大树' (There is a big tree in front of my house) or '他住在我的前面' (He lives in front of me).
5 examples
公园前面有一个湖。
gōng yuán qián miàn yǒu yí gè hú。
There is a lake in front of the park.
我家前面有座山。
wǒ jiā qián miàn yǒu zuò shān。
There is a mountain in front of my house.
他站在我的前面。
tā zhàn zài wǒ de qián miàn。
He stands in front of me.
请把书放在桌子的前面。
qǐng bǎ shū fàng zài zhuō zi de qián miàn。
Please put the book in front of the table.
电影院前面有很多人排队。
diàn yǐng yuàn qián miàn yǒu hěn duō rén pái duì。
There are many people queuing in front of the cinema.
5 mini stories
小明家前面有一条河，他每天早上都要走过这条河去上学。
xiǎo míng jiā qián miàn yǒu yì tiáo hé， tā měi tiān zǎo shàng dōu yào zǒu guò zhè tiáo hé qù shàng xué。
Xiaoming's house is in front of a river, and he has to walk across this river every morning to go to school.
妈妈告诉我，超市前面有一个水果摊。
mā ma gào sù wǒ， chāo shì qián miàn yǒu yí gè shuǐ guǒ tān。
Mom told me that there is a fruit stall in front of the supermarket.
老师说，考试的时候要保持安静，不要在座位的前面走动。
lǎo shī shuō， kǎo shì de shí hòu yào bǎo chí ān jìng， bú yào zài zuò wèi de qián miàn zǒu dòng。
The teacher said that during the exam, we should stay quiet and not move around in front of our seats.
小红每天早上都会从家前面的小桥上走过河去上学。
xiǎo hóng měi tiān zǎo shàng dōu huì cóng jiā qián miàn de xiǎo qiáo shàng zǒu guò hé qù shàng xué。
Xiaohong would cross the small bridge in front of her house every morning to go to school.
爸爸说，他小时候经常在公园前面的草地上踢足球。
bà ba shuō， tā xiǎo shí hòu jīng cháng zài gōng yuán qián miàn de cǎo dì shàng tī zú qiú。
Dad said that when he was a child, he often played football on the grass in front of the park.
Mini dialogue
找座位
A
我们的座位在哪儿？
Wǒmen de zuòwèi zài nǎr?
Where are our seats?
B
就在前面，第三排。
Jiù zài qián mian, dì sān pái.
Right in front, the third row.
前面有花
A
前面是什么？好漂亮。
Qián mian shì shénme? Hǎo piàoliang.
What is in front? So pretty.
B
前面是一个小花园。
Qián mian shì yī gè xiǎo huāyuán.
In front is a small garden.
Related words and contrasts
opposite
后面
hòu miàn
behind
The opposite direction of 'in front'.
similar
对面
duìmiàn
opposite; across from
Facing something directly, often across a street.
similar
前边
qián biān
in front
A common synonym for 前面.