How to Say ‘Just ahead’ in Traditional Chinese
就在前面
jiù zài qián miàn
[jyo dzai chyen myen]
💬 Usage Tip: [就在前面] is a very common directions pattern: [就] + location phrase, meaning "right there / just there." Swap in another place word, like [就在左邊] "right on the left."
Phrase Breakdown
就
jiù
[jyo]
just; right
Adds emphasis that something is exactly or immediately there.
登機門就在哪裡，不遠。
The boarding gate is right there, not far.
在
zài
[dzai]
be at; located at
Shows where something is located.
洗手間在前面，登機門也在那邊。
The restroom is ahead, and the boarding gate is there too.
前面
qián miàn
[chyen myen]
in front; ahead
Means the place ahead of the speaker or listener.
我們的登機門在前面。
Our boarding gate is ahead.
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