前面 qián miàn
“ahead; in front; preceding”
locality wordHSK 1 · 2021 list level 3
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
前面 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 419: 前面 qiánmiàn — Level 2; official annotation 2 (名). PDF page 90
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 前面
前面 means "ahead" or "in front" — the space before someone or something. It is a position noun, so it can follow a noun directly (e.g. 房子前面, 我家前面) or with 的, or stand alone as a place word, often with 在 or 往. It can also mean the preceding part of a text or speech (e.g. 前面提到).
例句Example sentences
- 学校在前面。xué xiào zài qián miàn.The school is ahead.
- 我家前面有一个公园。wǒ jiā qián miàn yǒu yí gè gōng yuán.There is a park in front of my house.
易混词Easily confused
前面vs前边
前边 means the same as 前面 in the spatial sense and is often interchangeable with it, but 前面 is more common overall and is also used for the preceding part of a text or speech.