IN FRONT    前面前

PLACE BETWEEN SPEAKER AND something OR NEAR in the DIRECTION the SPEAKER LOOKING.
Old Chinese Criteria
1. The current word for "before in space" is qián 前 (ant. hòu 後 "behind"), and the word does not seem to have competitors.
Modern Chinese Criteria
前 前面 前邊 前頭 前方 頭�� 先頭 眼前 面前 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Antonym
  • BEHINDPLACE on the MORE DISTANT SIDE of a THING as SEEN FROM the HUMAN WHO SEES THIS THING.
See also
  • EARLYTIME PERIOD SOMETHING has NOT-YET HAPPENED
  • BEFOREEARLY IN-RELATION-TO.
Hypernym
  • PLACE　PART of SPACE that THINGS BE-IN:are-in. (anc: 4/0, child: 39)
  • PART　OBJECT which COMBINES with OTHER OBJECTS to BECOME ONE LARGER WHOLE OBJECT. (anc: 3/0, child: 8)
  • OBJECT　[NO HYPERNYM.] WHAT one CAN NAME:refer to. (anc: 2/0, child: 6)
  • De differentiis ( DIFFERENTIAE I) p. 173

    ANTE, ANTEA

    10. Inter Ante et antea. Ante locum significat et personam, antea tantum tempus.

    • Words (2 items)

    前  qián OC: dzeen MC: dzen 43 Attributions

    The current word for "before in space" is qián 前 (ant. hòu 後"behind"), and the word does not seem to have competitors.

      Word relations
    • Ant: 後/BEHIND The standard term is hòu 後 (ant. qián 前 "before") which has both temporal and spatial meanings, the spatial meaning being the primary one. The term has no competitors in the spatial sphere.

      Syntactic words
    • n(post-N)what is before one's eyes; the front (of an animal)
    • n(post-N.)adSin front of oneCH
    • n(post-N.)adVV in front of the contextually determinate NDS
    • n(post-N.postadV)from the front of the contextually determinate NCH
    • nadNfront 前殿
    • nadNfigurativethe aforementioned
    • nadVin front; up front; ahead
    • nplacefrontline, the place up in front
    • npost-.N ZHIspacein front of, beforeDS
    • npost-N(spatial) before; in front of
    • npost-Nfigurativein front of N, leading position in respect to N
    • npostadVdirectiondirectional complement: V in forward direction
    • n{PLACE}adVin front; up front
    上  shàng OC: ɡljaŋs MC: dʑi̯ɐŋ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • n[post-N]N=armythe front (of an army)