| 前 |
qián miàn | ahead / in front / preceding / above / also pr. [qian2 mian5] |
| 前 |
qián | front / forward / ahead / first / top (followed by a number) / future / ago / before / BC (e.g. 前293年) / former / formerly |
| 面 |
miàn | face / side / surface / aspect / top / classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc |
| 面 |
miàn | variant of 面 |
| 面 |
miàn | flour / noodles / (of food) soft (not crunchy) / (slang) (of a person) ineffectual / spineless |