正前方

zhèngqiánfāng

noun #14,920

Meanings

1 straight ahead; directly in front

Characters

straight; exactly; directly

direction; side

Examples

HSK 3

正前方有一座大桥。

Zhèngqiánfāng yǒu yī zuò dàqiáo.

There is a large bridge straight ahead.

HSK 6

请看正前方的屏幕。

Qǐng kàn zhèngqiánfāng de píngmù.

Please look at the screen directly in front of you.

Tips

grammar

正 here acts as an intensifier meaning 'exactly/directly', modifying 前方 (in front). The same pattern works for other directions: 正后方 (directly behind), 正上方 (directly above).

Stroke Order

正 zhèng

前 qián

方 fāng