初见

初見

chūjiàn

verb #29,586

Meanings

1 to meet for the first time
2 first meeting; first encounter

Characters

initial; first; beginning

to see; to meet

Examples

他们初见时，谁也没想到会成为好朋友。

Tāmen chūjiàn shí, shuí yě méi xiǎngdào huì chéngwéi hǎo péngyǒu.

When they first met, neither expected they would become good friends.

初见的印象往往很重要。

Chūjiàn de yìnxiàng wǎngwǎng hěn zhòngyào.

First impressions are often very important.

Tips

memory

初 means 'initial/first' and 见 means 'to see/meet'. The first time you lay eyes on someone — 初见.

Stroke Order

初 chū

见 jiàn