阵 地 zhèn dì (military) position / front 跟 前 gēn qián the front (of) / (in) front / (in) sb's presence / just before (a date) 正 面 zhèng miàn front / obverse side / right side / positive / direct / open 前 方 qián fāng ahead / the front 前 端 qián duān front / front end / forward part of sth 战 线 zhàn xiàn battle line / battlefront / front 前 边 qián bian front / the front side / in front of 近 前 jìn qián to come close / to get near to / front 阵 线 zhèn xiàn a front (militant group) / line of battle / alignment (towards a political party etc) 机 头 jī tóu the front (nose) of a plane etc 前 front / forward / ahead / first / top (followed by a number) / future / ago / before / BC (e.g. 前293年) / former / formerly 锋 面 fēng miàn front (meteorology) 首 页 shǒu yè home page (of a website) / title page / front page / first page / fig. beginning / cover letter 面 前 miàn qián in front of / facing / (in the) presence (of) 前 面 qián miàn ahead / in front / preceding / above / also pr. [qian2 mian5] 领 先 lǐng xiān to lead / to be in front 一 流 yī liú top quality / front ranking 对 面 duì miàn (sitting) opposite / across (the street) / directly in front / to be face to face 前 后 qián hòu around / from beginning to end / all around / front and rear 龙 头 lóng tóu faucet / water tap / bicycle handle bar / chief (esp. of gang) / boss / decision maker / (market) leader (of companies) / front end of mud-flow / figurehead on prow of dragon boat 龍船|龙船 一 线 yī xiàn front line 门 前 mén qián in front of the door 前 锋 qián fēng vanguard / front line / a forward (sports) 全 线 quán xiàn the whole front (in a war) / the whole length (of a road or railway line) 店 面 diàn miàn shop front 前 线 qián xiàn front line / military front / workface / cutting edge 后 方 hòu fāng the rear / far behind the front line 前 台 qián tái stage / proscenium / foreground in politics etc (sometimes derog.) / front desk / reception desk / (computing) front-end / foreground 前 列 qián liè the very front 当 着 dāng zhe in front of / in the presence of 眼 底 yǎn dǐ fundus of the eye (containing the choroid, retina, optic nerve etc) / inside the eye / right in front of one's eyes / in full view as a panorama 前 段 qián duàn front part (of an object) / first part (of an event) / previous paragraph 当 众 dāng zhòng in public / in front of everybody 前 身 qián shēn forerunner / predecessor / precursor / previous incarnation (Buddhism) / jacket front 门 面 mén mian shop front / facade / CL:間|间[jian1] / prestige 颠 倒 diān dǎo to turn upside down / to reverse / back to front / confused / deranged / crazy 拜 拜 bài bai to pay one's respects by bowing with hands in front of one's chest clasping joss sticks, or with palms pressed together / (Tw) religious ceremony in which offerings are made to a deity 前 头 qián tou in front / at the head / ahead / above 第 一 线 dì yī xiàn front line / forefront 衣 襟 yī jīn the front piece(s) of a Chinese jacket / lapel 反 转 fǎn zhuǎn reversal / inversion / to reverse / to invert (upside down, inside out, back to front, white to black etc) 作 揖 zuò yī to bow with hands held in front 纵 深 zòng shēn depth (from front to rear) / depth (into a territory) / span (of time) / (fig.) depth (of deployment, progress, development etc) 前 门 qián mén front door / main entrance / honest and upright approach (as opposed to 後門|后门, back-door or under the counter) 香 火 xiāng huǒ incense burning in front of a temple / burning joss sticks 统 一 战 线 tǒng yī zhàn xiàn united front 头 版 tóu bǎn (newspaper's) front page 统 战 部 Tǒng Zhàn bù United Front Work Department of CCP Central Committee (UFWD) / abbr. for 統一戰線工作部|统一战线工作部[Tong3 yi1 Zhan4 xian4 Gong1 zuo4 bu4] 前 轮 qián lún front wheel 前 部 qián bù front part / front section 统 战 tǒng zhàn united front (abbr. for 統一戰線|统一战线[tong3 yi1 zhan4 xian4]) 临 阵 lín zhèn just before the battle / to approach the front line 追 尾 zhuī wěi to tailgate / to hit the car in front as a result of tailgating 铺 面 pù miàn front window / store front 遥 遥 领 先 yáo yáo lǐng xiān a long way in front / to lead by a wide margin 眼 皮 底 下 yǎn pí dǐ xia in front of one's eyes 拔 尖 bá jiān top-notch (colloquial) / to push oneself to the front 前 院 qián yuàn front courtyard / front yard 准 星 zhǔn xīng front sight (firearms) / the zero point indicator marked on a steelyard 副 驾 驶 fù jià shǐ copilot / front passenger seat 独 占 鳌 头 dú zhàn áo tóu to come first in triennial palace examinations (idiom, refers to the carved stone turtle head in front of the imperial palace, next to which the most successful candidate in the imperial examinations was entitled to stand) / to be the champion / to be the very best in any field 前 庭 qián tíng front courtyard / vestibule 前 哨 qián shào outpost / (fig.) front line 副 驾 驶 座 fù jià shǐ zuò front passenger seat 华 表 huá biǎo marble pillar (ornamental column in front of places, tombs) 晚 生 wǎn shēng I (self-deprecatory, in front of elders) (old) 外 场 wài chǎng outer area (of a place that has an inner area) / dining area of a restaurant (as opposed to the kitchen) / outfield (baseball etc) / area outside a venue (e.g. exterior of a stadium) / field (maintenance, testing etc) / (Chinese opera) the area in front of the table on the stage 门 庭 若 市 mén tíng ruò shì front yard as busy as a marketplace (idiom) / a place with many visitors 假 面 具 jiǎ miàn jù mask / fig. false façade / deceptive front 双 簧 shuāng huáng a form of theatrical double act in which one performer speaks or sings while the other, in front, pretends to be doing the speaking or singing / double reed (as in an oboe or bassoon) 腹 背 受 敌 fù bèi shòu dí to be attacked from the front and rear (idiom) 班 师 bān shī to withdraw troops from the front / to return in triumph 国 共 合 作 guó gòng hé zuò United Front (either of the two alliances between the Guomindang and the Communist Party, 1923-1927 and 1937-1945) 铲 车 chǎn chē front loader (vehicle) / CL:臺|台[tai2] 封 二 fēng èr inside front cover 前 敌 qián dí front line (military) 冷 锋 lěng fēng cold front (meteorology) 支 前 zhī qián to support the front (military) 永 定 门 Yǒng dìng mén Yongdingmen, front gate of the outer section of Beijing's old city wall, torn down in the 1950s and reconstructed in 2005 马 失 前 蹄 mǎ shī qián tí lit. the horse loses its front hooves / fig. sudden failure through miscalculation or inattentiveness 撑 门 面 chēng mén miàn to keep up appearances / to put up a front 撑 场 面 chēng chǎng miàn to keep up appearances / to put up a front 号 衣 hào yī jacket worn esp. by soldiers in former times, with large insignia on the front and back indicating unit affiliation 庭 main hall / front courtyard / law court 轼 crossbar in carriage front 髫 (literary) hair hanging down in front (children's hairstyle) 扼 喉 抚 背 è hóu fǔ bèi lit. to strangle the front and press the back (idiom) / fig. to occupy all key points (military) 装 点 门 面 zhuāng diǎn mén miàn lit. to decorate the front of one's store (idiom) / fig. to embellish (one's CV, etc) / to keep up appearances / to put up a front 台 前 Tái qián front of the stage 头 里 tóu lǐ in front / in advance of the field 湖 滨 hú bīn lake front 车 斗 chē dǒu open-topped container (mounted on a truck or cart) for carrying loads / dump box (of a dump truck) / bucket (of a front loader) / wheelbarrow 门 脸 mén liǎn shop front / facade 眼 底 下 yǎn dǐ xia in front of one's eyes / in full view as a panorama / right now 摆 门 面 bǎi mén miàn to keep up appearances / to put up a front 襜 the front of clothes 杀 鸡 给 猴 看 shā jī gěi hóu kàn lit. to kill a chicken in front of a monkey / fig. to make an example of sb (by punishment) to frighten others 关 公 面 前 耍 大 刀 Guān gōng miàn qián shuǎ dà dāo lit. to wield the broadsword in the presence of Lord Guan (idiom) / fig. to make a fool of oneself by showing off in front of an expert 统 一 战 线 工 作 部 Tǒng yī Zhàn xiàn Gōng zuò bù United Front Work Department of CCP Central Committee (UFWD) 幰 curtain at front of carriage
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