见面

見面

jiànmiàn

verb HSK 1 #921

Meanings

1 to meet (face to face)

Characters

to see; to meet

Literally 'to see faces' — to meet face to face.

Examples

我们什么时候见面？

Wǒmen shénme shíhou jiànmiàn?

When shall we meet?

很高兴和你见面。

Hěn gāoxìng hé nǐ jiànmiàn.

Nice to meet you.

他们已经见过面了。

Tāmen yǐjīng jiàn guò miàn le.

They've already met.

Tips

grammar

见面 is a verb-object compound (离合词), so 'each other' or duration goes between them: 我们见过面 (we've met before), not 我们见面过. Similarly: 跟他见面 (meet with him).

Stroke Order

见 jiàn

面 miàn