相见

相見
xiāngjiàn
verb #8,602

Meanings

  1. 1 to meet (each other); to see one another
  2. 2 to come face to face

Characters

Mutually + see — to see each other, implying a meaningful meeting rather than a casual encounter.

Examples

Tāmen fēnbié shí nián hòu zhōngyú xiāngjiàn le.
They finally met again after being separated for ten years.
Xiāngjiàn shí nán bié yì nán.
Meeting is hard, and parting is hard too.
Yǒuyuán qiānlǐ lái xiāngjiàn.
If there is fate, you'll meet even from a thousand miles away.

Tips

register
相见 is more literary and emotional than 见面 (the everyday word for 'to meet'). It appears often in poetry, proverbs, and dramatic reunions. In casual speech, use 见面.
culture
The famous Li Shangyin poem line 相见 is one of the most quoted lines in Chinese literature, expressing the pain of both meeting and parting.

Stroke Order

xiāng
jiàn