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见面

見面
jiànmiàn
verb HSK 1 #921

Meanings

  1. 1 to meet (face to face)

Characters

见
jiàn
to see; to meet
面
miàn
face; surface
Literally 'to see faces' - to meet face to face.

Examples

HSK 1
我们什么时候见面？
Wǒmen shénme shíhou jiànmiàn?
When shall we meet?
HSK 1
很高兴和你见面。
Hěn gāoxìng hé nǐ jiànmiàn.
Nice to meet you.
HSK 2
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