gēn qián
at one's side; living with me/us etc
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他跟前有一个人。
tā gēnqián yǒu yīgè rén.
There is a person in front of him.
我跟你前说过了。
wǒ gēn nǐ qián shuōguòle.
I told you before.
你跟前有东西吗？
nǐ gēnqián yǒu dōngxī ma?
Is there anything in front of you?
后面 (hòumian)
behind
远处 (yuǎnchù)
far away
The Chinese word 跟前 (gēnqián) is a preposition that means "in front of" or "before". It is composed of two characters: 跟 (gēn), which means "to follow" or "to accompany", and 前 (qián), which means "front" or "before". The word 跟前 is often used in everyday speech and writing to indicate the location of something or someone in relation to the speaker or writer. For example, the sentence 我跟前有一本书 (wǒ gēnqián yǒu yī běn shū) means "There is a book in front of me". The word 跟前 can also be used in a more figurative sense to indicate the presence of something or someone in a particular situation or context. For example, the sentence 他跟前有很多人 (tā gēnqián yǒu hěn duō rén) means "There are many people around him".
