近前

zǒu dào jìn qián wǒ cái rèn chū shì tā

走到近前我才认出是他。

Only when I came close did I recognize it was him.

jìn zhōng yuán yǒu nǚ jiān bù xǔ nán fàn jìn qián

禁中原有女监，不许男犯近前。

The original women's prison is forbidden, and men are not allowed to approach.