前方
HSK 4 (exam 2025)
前方 (qiánfāng) · ahead
前方 (qiánfāng) means “ahead; the front”. It is written with 2 characters: 前 (front) + 方 (square). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 前方 is built
The characters
前 qián · front
What 前 is made of
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 刖yuè — cutting off the feet as a form of punishment
- 月yuè — moon; month
- 冂 — frame
- 二 — two strokes
- 刂dāo — knife
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 月yuè — moon; month
方 fāng · square
What 方 is made of
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Example sentences
前方有一家医院。Qiánfāng yǒu yì jiā yīyuàn.There's a hospital ahead.
前方到站是北京站。Qiánfāng dào zhàn shì Běijīng Zhàn.The next stop is Beijing Station.
Questions about 前方
What does 前方 mean?
前方 (qiánfāng) means “ahead; the front”.
How do you pronounce 前方?
前方 is pronounced qiánfāng.
Which HSK level is 前方?
前方 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025).
Related words
- 前边qiánbianin front
- 前天qiántiānday before yesterday
- 面前miànqiánin front of
- 前年qiánniánthe year before last
- 以前yǐqiánbefore
- 从前cóngqiánbefore
- 目前mùqiánat present
- 前后qiánhòuaround (a time)
- 前进qiánjìnto go forward
- 前面qiánmiànin front
Learn 前方 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 · Group 58: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.