前 qián
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 刂 — knife
前边
qiánbian
front, in front
Characters in this word
边 biān
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 辶 — to walk
- Made of
- 辶 to walk 力 strength, power
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 前边有一个医院。 Qiánbian yǒu yí gè yīyuàn. There's a hospital up ahead.
- 他在我前边。 Tā zài wǒ qiánbian. He is in front of me.
- 前边那个女孩儿是我妹妹。 Qiánbiān nàge nǚháir shì wǒ mèimei. The girl in front is my younger sister.