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

HSK 4

初见的印象往往很重要。

Chūjiàn de yìnxiàng wǎngwǎng hěn zhòngyào.

First impressions are often very important.

HSK 7-9

他们初见时，谁也没想到会成为好朋友。

Tāmen chūjiàn shí, shuí yě méixiǎngdào huì chéngwéi hǎo péngyou.

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

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