Chinese word

见

Pronunciation

Pinyinjiàn

Meaning

  • verbmeet

Example

我们明天几点见？wǒ men míng tiān jí diǎn jiàn

What time are we meeting tomorrow?

Illustration for 见 (meet)

More examples

下课后我们在学校见面。xià kè hòu wǒ men zài xué xiào jiàn miàn

After class, we meet at school.

Core concept

Two people come into one another's view, whether briefly noticed or met in person.

Common phrases

  • 见面jiàn miàn

    meet

  • 下次见xià cì jiàn

    see you next time

Similar words

见面jiàn miàn: Meeting a person in person at an arranged time or place.
见到jiàn dào: Being able to meet someone and confirm that they are present.
看见kàn jiàn: Seeing something with the eyes and recognizing it.

Definition in Chinese

表示与人碰面、相见或会谈的动作；在口语里常作约定见面的动词。biǎo shì yǔ rén pèng miàn xiāng jiàn huò huì tán de dòng zuò zài kóu yǔ lǐ cháng zuò yuē dìng jiàn miàn de dòng cí

Word origin

见 (jiàn, "see") is the simplified form of a character whose early shape represents an eye above a person, making sight the basis of its wider encounter sense.

Usage tips

  • With a person as its object, this verb can mean either seeing them or meeting them, so the surrounding words must show whether an encounter is intended.

Other meanings

  • seeverb

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