<p>If solo 边 means the side of something.
Solo 面 means surface of something.</p>

<p>前面 and 前边 has no difference because it comes from different accent like beijing or sichuan accent.</p>

<p>前面 is more hand-writting and 前边 could be used more in some cities like sichuan for accent use . All in all , both are ok in spoken language and writing . Just like 'Hello' and 'Hi' , and a little bit similar to 'old' and 'auld'</p>

<p>Any more questions?</p>

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2014-02-22T11:14:19.457Z
"Just like 'Hello' and 'Hi' , and a little bit similar to 'old' and 'auld'" - no?
Niklas Berglund
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ScoutB
<p>What is the difference between 面 and 边 when they are used as suffixes, e.g. 前面 and 前边? Is one preferred over the other? Please provide examples of their different usages in both written and spoken Chinese.</p>

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2014-02-21T16:55:34.507Z
See this answer : http://chinese.stackexchange.com/a/5898/133
Xavier T.
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2014-02-22T01:36:40.507Z
Yeah, it is a duplicate. Sorry about that, I didn't see it because in the question they use traditional.
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What is the difference between the suffixes 面 and 边?
# What is the difference between the suffixes 面 and 边?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-02-21)

What is the difference between 面 and 边 when they are used as suffixes, e.g. 前面 and 前边? Is one preferred over the other? Please provide examples of their different usages in both written and spoken Chinese.

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: See this answer : http://chinese.stackexchange.com/a/5898/133  
> **username_0**: Yeah, it is a duplicate. Sorry about that, I didn't see it because in the question they use traditional.  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2014-02-22. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

If solo 边 means the side of something.
Solo 面 means surface of something.

前面 and 前边 has no difference because it comes from different accent like beijing or sichuan accent.

前面 is more hand-writting and 前边 could be used more in some cities like sichuan for accent use . All in all , both are ok in spoken language and writing . Just like 'Hello' and 'Hi' , and a little bit similar to 'old' and 'auld'

Any more questions?

> **Comments:**
> **username_3**: "Just like 'Hello' and 'Hi' , and a little bit similar to 'old' and 'auld'" - no?  

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