前面 (cin4 min6 | qian2 mian4) : in front

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前面

cin4 min6

qian2 mian4

in front

Level: 2 Google Frequency: 3,770,000

This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

前面

This word was added by claw on 3rd Aug 2004 11:47 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

Characters in this word:

前 cin4 - in front; before
面 min6 - face of a person; surface

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把遮喺門前面粵
The umbrella is in front of the door.
[前面＝前便]

咪郁啦!!你喺到郁嚟郁去我睇唔到前面呀。粵
Don't move!! I can't see the front when you keep moving.
[the meaning of 咪郁 and 唔好郁 is the same basically, but the young people would like to say 咪郁 more than 唔好郁.]

中國人嘅姓係放喺前面嘅。粵
Chinese put their surnames to the front.

佢喺個帳篷前面等緊朋友粵
He's in front of a tent, waiting for his friend.
[Lit. He at [counter] camping-tent front-face waiting friend]

噴泉前面有一隻好靚嘅黑色貓粵
There's a beautiful cat in front of the fountain.
[Lit. fountain front-face have one [counter] beautiful [possessive particle] black-colour cat.]

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