Word information
Simplified面前
Traditional面前
Pinyinmiànqián
Part of speech名
HSK 3.03
HSK 2.0Not listed
Character breakdown
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How to learn 面前
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
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Words with the same characters
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面包miànbāo
bread; CL:片[pian4],塊|块[kuai4]
面条儿miàntiáorerhua variant of 麵條|面条[mian4 tiao2]
前qiánfront; forward; ahead; first; top (followed by a number); future; ago; before; BC (e.g. 前293年); former; formerly
后面hòumiànthe back; the rear; the last bit; behind; near the end; at the back; later; afterwards
里面lǐmiàninside; interior; also pr. [li3 mian5]; variant of 裡面|里面[li3 mian4]
面miànface; side; surface; aspect; top; classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc; flour; noodles; (of food) soft (not crunchy); (slang) (of a person) ineffectual; spineless; variant of 麵|面[mian4]