Chinese phrase
我们见过面吗？ wǒ men jiàn guò miàn ma
Meaning
Have we met before?
When to use it
Asks whether the speaker and listener have met before. It is a polite, neutral question used when the speaker is unsure whether the two people have met previously.
Example dialogue
您好，我是张经理，打扰一下，我们见过面吗？ nín hǎo wǒ shì zhāng jīng lǐ dá rǎo yí xià wǒ men jiàn guò miàn ma
Hello, I'm Manager Zhang. Sorry to interrupt, but have we met before?
没有，张经理，可能我们还没见过。您是哪位？ méi yǒu zhāng jīng lǐ kě néng wǒ men hái méi jiàn guò nín shì nǎ wèi
No, Manager Zhang, perhaps we haven't met yet. May I ask who you are?