山前 (shān qián) — the area in front of a mountain; front of the mountain

Definition

noun
the area in front of a mountainfront of the mountain

Examples

  • 山前。
    Wǒ men zhù zài shān qián.
    We live in front of the mountain.
  • 山前。
    shān qián Yǒu yì tiáo xiǎo hé.
    There is a small river in front of the mountain.
  • 山前，。
    Cóng shān qián dào shān hòu, dōu zhǒng le shù.
    From the front of the mountain to the back, trees have been planted.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

山shānmountain
前qiánfront

山 (mountain) specifies the location whose 前 (front) is meant.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

山 shows three mountain peaks side by side.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

In the older form of 前, 止 (foot) and 舟 (boat) showed a foot on a boat moving forward; in the current 前 those parts are shortened.

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