Word: 面前 (miànqián)

他在众人面前被嘲笑。

Tā zài zhòngrén miànqián bèi cháoxiào.

He was laughed at in public.

他怕在大家面前唱歌会出丑。

Tā pà zài dàjiā miànqián chànggē huì chūchǒu.

He's afraid he'll make a fool of himself singing in front of everyone.

他爱在朋友面前夸自己。

Tā ài zài péngyou miànqián kuā zìjǐ.

He likes to boast about himself in front of his friends.

他走在我的面前。

Tā zǒu zài wǒ de miànqián.

He walked before me.

你又在同事面前逞强了吧？

Nǐ yòu zài tóngshì miànqián chěngqiángle ba?

You were showing off in front of your colleagues again, weren't you?

关公面前比大刀，自不量力

Guāngōng miànqián bǐ dàdāo, zìbúliànglì

comparing big swords in front of Guan Gong: overrating one's own strength

别在我面前再提了！

Bié zài wǒ miànqián zài tíle!

Don't ever say this in my presence again!

双方在律师面前订立了一份合同。

Shuāngfāng zài lǜshī miànqián dìnglìle yífèn hétong.

The two sides concluded a contract in front of a lawyer.

在你面前是什么东西？

Zài nǐ miànqián shì shénme dōngxi?

What's in front of you?

在大家面前被问住了，他很难堪。

Zài dàjiā miànqián bèi wèn zhùle, tā hěn nánkān.

Stumped by a question in front of everyone, he felt embarrassed.

在孩子面前，别用粗俗的词。

Zài háizi miànqián, bié yòng cūsú de cí.

Don't use vulgar words in front of the children.

在客人面前，请说话文雅一点儿。

Zài kèrén miànqián, qǐng shuōhuà wényǎ yìdiǎnr.

Please speak in a more refined way in front of the guests.

在长辈面前，不要太放肆。

Zài zhǎngbèi miànqián, búyào tài fàngsì.

Don't be too presumptuous in front of your elders.

在长辈面前，不许这么放肆！

Zài zhǎngbèi miànqián, bùxǔ zhème fàngsì!

Don't be so impudent in front of your elders!

在陌生人面前，他总是不太自如。

Zài mòshēngrén miànqián, tā zǒngshì bú tài zìrú.

In front of strangers, he never feels quite at ease.

大好的前途摆在他面前。

Dà hǎo de qiántú bǎi zài tā miànqián.

A brilliant future lay before him.

我们在法律面前要负责。

Wǒmen zài fǎlǜ miànqián yào fùzé.

We are all responsible before the law.

我跑着从他们面前经过。

Wǒ pǎozhe cóng tāmen miànqián jīngguò.

I went running past them.

法律面前人人平等。

Fǎlǜ miànqián rénrén píngděng.

Everybody is equal before the law.

父母应该在孩子面前做个好表率。

Fùmǔ yīnggāi zài háizi miànqián zuò gè hǎo biǎoshuài.

Parents should set a good example in front of their children.

真人面前说不得假话

zhēnrén miànqián shuōbùde jiǎhuà

you can't tell lies before a real master

真相总算在我们面前揭晓了。

Zhēnxiàng zǒngsuàn zài wǒmen miànqián jiēxiǎole.

At last, the truth was revealed to us.

请注意你在孩子面前的言行。

Qǐng zhùyì nǐ zài háizi miànqián de yánxíng.

Please watch what you say and do in front of the children.

这个囚犯被带到法官面前。

Zhège qiúfàn bèi dài dào fǎguān miànqián.

The prisoner was brought before a judge.

马克在众人面前表演。

Mǎkè zài zhòngrén miànqián biǎoyǎn.

Mark performed in front of people.