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Jyutping min6 cin4
Pinyin miàn qián

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. in front of
  2. facing
  3. (in the) presence (of)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    對​象​嘅​方位​喺​前面​,​正​正面​對住
    front
    • 支筆咪喺你面前囉!
      支笔咪喺你面前啰!
      zi1 bat1 mai6 hai2 nei5 min6 cin4 lo1!
      Your pen is just in front of you.
    • 我面前有本書。
      我面前有本书。
      ngo5 min6 cin4 jau5 bun2 syu1.
      The book is in front of me.
  2. 名詞
    未來​;​將來​;​之​後​(​嘅​時​間​)
    future
    • 我哋面前有一個好大嘅難題要解決。
      我哋面前有一个好大嘅难题要解决。
      ngo5 dei6 min6 cin4 jau5 jat1 go3 hou2 daai6 ge3 naan4 tai4 jiu3 gaai2 kyut3.
      We are facing a big problem that needs to be solved.
  3. 名詞
    指涉​某個​人​出現​、​在​場​嘅​時​候​;​當​住​佢​面​,​而​唔​係​喺​佢​背​後
    bodily appearance
    • 你喺人哋面前講人壞話唔啱架喎。
      你喺人哋面前讲人坏话唔啱架㖞。
      nei5 hai2 jan4 dei6 min6 cin4 gong2 jan4 waai6 waa2 m4 aam1 gaa3 wo3.
      It's not good to gossip about others in the presence of anyone.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    in front of one's face; in front
    (syn.) 面头前, 身边, 面頭前, 身邊, 跟前
    • 法律面前人人平等。
      法律面前人人平等。
      fǎ lǜ miàn qián rén rén píng děng .
      X
    • 你用不着在我面前擺架子。
      你用不着在我面前摆架子。
      nǐ yòng bu zháo zài wǒ miàn qián bǎi jià zi .
      You don't have to put on airs in front of me.
  2. noun
    the present time
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 二级词汇表 #379
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    大好的前途摆在他面前。
    大好的前途擺在他面前。
    dà hǎo de qián tú bǎi zài tā miàn qián 。
    • A brilliant future lay before him.
  2. Mandarin
    我们面前的这幢高楼是什么?
    我們面前的這幢高樓是什麼?
    wǒ men miàn qián de zhè chuáng gāo lóu shì shén me ?
    • What is that big building in front of us?
  3. Mandarin
    在人群面前说话时我就会变得很紧张。
    在人群面前說話時我就會變得很緊張。
    zài rén qún miàn qián shuō huà shí wǒ jiù huì biàn de hěn jǐn zhāng 。
    • I get nervous when I speak before a large audience.
  4. Mandarin
    不要再出现在我面前
    不要再出現在我面前
    bù yào zài chū xiàn zài wǒ miàn qián
    • Don't you ever come here again!
  5. Mandarin
    他在我面前坐了下来。
    他在我面前坐了下來。
    tā zài wǒ miàn qián zuò le xià lai 。
    • He sat in front of me.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    你唔应该喺啲细路面前讲埋啲咁嘅嘢。
    你唔應該喺啲細路面前講埋啲咁嘅嘢。
    nei5 m4 jing1 goi1 hai2 di1 sai3 lou6 min6 cin4 gong2 maai4 di1 gam3 ge3 je5 。
    • You shouldn't say those kind of things in front of the children.
  2. Cantonese
    阿Tom未必想喺咁多人面前唱歌。
    阿Tom未必想喺咁多人面前唱歌。
    aa3 T o m mei6 bit1 soeng2 hai2 gam3 do1 jan4 min6 cin4 coeng3 go1 。
    • Tom might not want to sing in front of such a large audience.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    原来要喺个女仔面前,你嘅自尊心先会蒲头啊!
    原來要喺個女仔面前,你嘅自尊心先會蒲頭啊!
    jyun4 loi4 jiu3 hai2 go3 neoi5 zai2 min6 cin4, nei5 ge3 zi6 zyun1 sam1 sin1 wui5 pou4 tau4 aa3!
    • So it turns out that your ego will only be boosted in front of that girl!
  2. Cantonese
    我哋啲老饼喺啲后生面前真系好惭愧。
    我哋啲老餅喺啲後生面前真係好慚愧。
    ngo5 dei6 di1 lou5 beng2 hai2 di1 hau6 saang1 min6 cin4 zan1 hai6 hou2 caam4 kwai5.
    • We old folks are really ashamed in front of these youngsters.
  3. Cantonese
    喺皇帝面前出言不逊嘅佢已经封杀咗自己嘅仕途。
    喺皇帝面前出言不遜嘅佢已經封殺咗自己嘅仕途。
    hai2 wong4 dai3 min6 cin4 ceot1 jin4 bat1 seon3 ge3 keoi5 ji5 ging1 fung1 saat3 zo2 zi6 gei2 ge3 si6 tou4.
    • By speaking rudely in front of the Emperor, he sabotaged his career as a civil servant.
  4. Cantonese
    喺咁多人面前讲嘢好大压力㗎㖞。
    喺咁多人面前講嘢好大壓力㗎喎。
    hai5 gam3 do1 jan4 min6 cin4 gong2 je5 hou2 daai6 aat3 lik6 gaa3 wo3.
    • It's stressful to deliver a speech in front of so many people.
  5. Cantonese
    竟然喺亲戚面前拆利是?系咪想开年?
    竟然喺親戚面前拆利是?係咪想開年?
    ging2 jin4 hai2 can1 cik1 min6 cin4 caak3 lai6 si6? hai6 mai6 soeng2 hoi1 nin4?
    • How could you open the red packet in front of your relatives? You want me to punish you?
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    他走在我的面前。
    他走在我的面前。
    tā zǒu zài wǒ de miàn qián .
    • He walked before me.
  2. Mandarin
    同时,中国人民也绝不允许任何外来势力欺负、压迫、奴役我们,谁妄想这样干,必将在14亿多中国人民用血肉筑成的钢铁长城面前碰得头破血流!
    同時,中國人民也絕不允許任何外來勢力欺負、壓迫、奴役我們,誰妄想這樣幹,必將在14億多中國人民用血肉築成的鋼鐵長城面前碰得頭破血流!
    tóng shí , zhōng guó rén mín yě jué bù yǔn xǔ rèn hé wài lái shì lì qī fù , yā pò , nú yì wǒ men , shéi wàng xiǎng zhè yàng gàn , bì jiāng zài 14 yì duō zhōng guó rén mín yòng xuè ròu zhù chéng de gāng tiě cháng chéng miàn qián pèng de tóu pò xuè liú !
    • At the same time, the Chinese people will absolutely not allow any foreign power to bully, oppress, or enslave us. Whomever vainly thinks to do these things, will find their heads bashed bloody against a Great Wall of steel forged by the flesh and blood of over 1.4 billion Chinese people!
  3. Mandarin
    法律面前人人平等。
    法律面前人人平等。
    fǎ lǜ miàn qián rén rén píng děng .
    • X
  4. Mandarin
    你用不着在我面前摆架子。
    你用不着在我面前擺架子。
    nǐ yòng bu zháo zài wǒ miàn qián bǎi jià zi .
    • You don't have to put on airs in front of me.
  5. Mandarin
    这时节,我面前桌上正放了一堆待覆的信件,和几包刚从邮局取回的书籍。
    這時節,我面前桌上正放了一堆待覆的信件,和幾包剛從郵局取回的書籍。
    zhè shí jié , wǒ miàn qián zhuō shàng zhèng fàng le yī duī dài fù de xìn jiàn , hé jǐ bāo gāng cóng yóu jú qǔ huí de shū jí .
    • X