Chinese word

见面

Pronunciation

Pinyinjiàn miàn

Meaning

  • verbmeet

Example

我们周末在公园见面吧。wǒ men zhōu mò zài gōng yuán jiàn miàn ba

Let's meet at the park this weekend.

Illustration for 见面 (meet)

More examples

我今天下午和他在学校见面。wǒ jīn tiān xià wǔ hé tā zài xué xiào jiàn miàn

I am meeting him at school this afternoon.

Core concept

People come into the same physical space and face one another, whether the meeting is planned or sudden.

Common phrases

  • 和你见面hé nǐ jiàn miàn

    meet you

  • 跟朋友见面gēn péng yǒu jiàn miàn

    meet a friend

  • 在学校见面zài xué xiào jiàn miàn

    meet at school

  • 明天早上见面míng tiān zǎo shàng jiàn miàn

    meet tomorrow morning

Similar words

认识rèn shí: Get to know someone and form a personal connection with them.
看见kàn jiàn: See someone or something and confirm that it is there.

Definition in Chinese

和某人见面，既可指事先约好的会面，也可指临时碰头，语义以面对面相见为核心。hé mǒu rén jiàn miàn jì kě zhǐ shì xiān yuē hǎo de huì miàn yě kě zhǐ lín shí pèng tóu yǔ yì yǐ miàn duì miàn xiàng jiàn wèi hé xīn

Word origin

见 (jiàn, "see") + 面 (miàn, "face") combines the ideas of seeing a face, forming the image of meeting face to face.

Usage tips

  • The everyday pattern is 和 (hé, "with") or 跟 (gēn, "with") + the person + 见面 (jiànmiàn, "meet face to face"), so the person comes before the meeting word.

Other meanings

  • meet withverb

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