Chinese word

前排

Pronunciation

Pinyinqián pái

Meaning

  • nounfront row

Example

请把前排的座位留给老人。qǐng bǎ qián pái de zuò wèi liú gěi lǎo rén

Please save the front-row seats for the elderly.

Illustration for 前排 (front row)

More examples

我喜欢坐在前排看演出。wǒ xǐ huān zuò zài qián pái kàn yǎn chū

I like sitting in the front row to watch the performance.

Core concept

The first line in an arranged group, especially the seats nearest the front.

Common phrases

  • 坐在前排zuò zài qián pái

    sit in the front row

  • 前排座位qián pái zuò wèi

    front-row seat

  • 前排观众qián pái guān zhòng

    front-row spectator

Similar words

前列qián liè: A row at the head of a line or seating arrangement.
前面qián miàn: The part or position of a thing or place that faces forward.

Definition in Chinese

靠近前方、处于队列或座位最前端的一排。kào jìn qián fāng chǔ yú duì liè huò zuò wèi zuì qián duān de yì pái

Word origin

前排 (qiánpái, "front row") combines 前 (qián, "front") + 排 (pái, "row"), naming the row at the forward edge of an arrangement.

Usage tips

  • In conversation, this noun can refer both to the seats at the front and to the people occupying them, so context determines whether it means a place or a group.

Other meanings

  • front seatnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 前排座位qián pái zuò wèifront-row seatnoun
  • 前排观众qián pái guān zhòngfront-row spectatornoun

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