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面前

miàn qián

HSK 3.0 level 3 2-character word

面前 (miàn qián) means "in front of, facing". It is an HSK 3.0 level 3 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 面前 means

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

The characters in 面前

• 面miànface; side; surface
• 前qiánfront; forward; ahead

Example sentences

• 他走在我的面前。
  He walked before me.
• 他在我面前撒谎.
  He lied to my face.
• 法律面前人人平等。
  Everybody is equal before the law.
• 别在我面前再提了！
  Don't ever say this in my presence again!
• 他在众人面前被嘲笑。
  Tā zài zhòngrén miànqián bèi cháoxiào.
  He was laughed at in public.
• 在你面前是什么东西？
  What's in front of you?

Words containing 面前

• 关公面前耍大刀Guān gōng miàn qián shuǎ dà dāolit. to wield the broadsword in the presence of Lord Guan (idiom)…

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