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见面jiàn miànto meet; to see each other

HSK 3word

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见面 (jiàn miàn) means "to meet" or "to see each other." 我们明天见面 says we meet tomorrow. 我想和朋友见面 says I want to meet with a friend. 我们在学校门口见面 says we see each other at the school gate. 我下午和老师见面 says I meet with the teacher in the afternoon. Each example uses that meaning.

What does 见面 mean?

  1. 1.

    to meet; to see each otherverb

What do the characters in 见面 mean?

  • 见to see; to meet
  • 面face

How do you use 见面?

见面 can follow 和 and a person, and it can follow a place with 在, as in 在学校门口见面.

Patterns

  • 和 + Person + 见面

    我想和朋友见面。

    Wǒ xiǎng hé péngyou jiànmiàn.

    I want to meet with a friend.

  • 在 + Place + 见面

    我们在学校门口见面。

    Wǒmen zài xuéxiào ménkǒu jiànmiàn.

    We see each other at the school gate.

  • Time + 见面

    我们明天见面。

    Wǒmen míngtiān jiànmiàn.

    We meet tomorrow.

What are some examples of 见面 in a sentence?

  1. 我们明天见面。

    Wǒmen míngtiān jiànmiàn.

    We meet tomorrow.

  2. 我想和朋友见面。

    Wǒ xiǎng hé péngyou jiànmiàn.

    I want to meet with a friend.

  3. 我们在学校门口见面。

    Wǒmen zài xuéxiào ménkǒu jiànmiàn.

    We see each other at the school gate.

  4. 我下午和老师见面。

    Wǒ xiàwǔ hé lǎoshī jiànmiàn.

    I meet with the teacher in the afternoon.

How is 见面 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    我朋友明天来北京,你想认识她吗?

    Wǒ péngyou míngtiān lái Běijīng, nǐ xiǎng rènshi tā ma?

    My friend is coming to Beijing tomorrow. Do you want to meet her?

  2. Speaker B:

    好啊!我们在哪儿见面?

    Hǎo a! Wǒmen zài nǎr jiànmiàn?

    Sure! Where shall we meet?

  3. Speaker A:

    学校门口吧,下午三点。

    Xuéxiào ménkǒu ba, xiàwǔ sān diǎn.

    At the school gate, 3 p.m.

  4. Speaker B:

    没问题,我上完课就过去。

    Méi wèntí, wǒ shàng wán kè jiù guòqù.

    No problem, I'll come over right after class.

Can you use 见面 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank: 我们明天___。(We meet tomorrow.)
  2. 2.Which sentence means "I want to meet with a friend"?
  3. 3.Fill in the blank: 我们在学校门口___。(We see each other at the school gate.)

What should you learn next?

English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.