前面

• 拼音: qián miàn
• 汉字拆解: 前 = 止 (foot) + 刂 (knife), meaning forward; 面 = pictograph of a face, extended to mean side or surface

含义

In front; ahead; the front side. Indicates the area or direction before a reference point.

One of the most basic position words in Chinese. Used for physical location (商店前面 = in front of the shop), direction (往前面走 = walk ahead), and sequence (前面说过 = mentioned earlier). Interchangeable with 前边 in most contexts, though 前面 is slightly more standard.

例句

1. 学校前面有一家很好吃的面馆。
2. 请大家往前面走，不要停在门口。
3. 前面的内容我已经复习完了。

用法指南

语境: directions, locations, sequences

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 图书馆就在前面，走两分钟就到了。(The library is just ahead — a two-minute walk.)
• 前面那个穿红衣服的人是谁？(Who is that person in the red clothes up ahead?)

错误说法

• 我前面很高兴。(Don't use 前面 to mean 'earlier I was happy' — use 之前 or 刚才 for temporal references about personal states.)

起源与历史

前 means front or before; 面 means face or side. Together they specify the front-facing direction or area — the side that faces forward.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal