# 跟前 (gēnqián)

In Mandarin Chinese, 跟前 (gēnqián) means “in front of; in one's presence”. It is part of the HSK 5 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: in front of; in one's presence
- Pinyin: gēnqián (gen1 qian2)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 5
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6
- Other readings: gēnqian — (of children, parents etc) at one's side; living with one

## Examples

- 小狗高兴地跑到主人跟前。
  Xiǎo gǒu gāoxìng de pǎodào zhǔrén gēnqián.
  The little dog ran happily up to its owner.

## Characters

- [跟](https://hanziro.com/word/gen-with/) (gēn): with; to follow
- [前](https://hanziro.com/word/qian-front/) (qián): front; before

https://hanziro.com/word/gen-qian-in-front/

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