How to Say ‘Front; ahead’ in Traditional Chinese
前面
qián miàn
[chyen-myen]
💬 Usage Tip: [前面] can mean physical [in front] or [ahead up the road], which is very common in taxi directions. You can swap it with [後面], [左邊], or [右邊] in the same kind of instruction.
Phrase Breakdown
前面
qián miàn
[chyen-myen]
in front; ahead
Used to point to a place further ahead on the road or in front of the current location.
請在前面停一下，我們要下車。
Please stop up ahead for a moment; we want to get off.
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