见面見面 jiànmiàn — to meet, to see each other
jiànmiàn (fourth tone, falling)jian4mian4
Traditional: 見面
to meet, to see each other
HSK 3· HSK 1–4 (classic)verb
Meanings
to meet, to see each other
To meet face to face. Like 帮忙 it is a separable verb, so the person met is introduced by 跟 or 和 before it: 跟他见面 — never 见面他.
verb
Example sentences
- 我们明天在图书馆见面吧。我們明天在圖書館見面吧。Wǒmen (third tone, dipping) míngtiān (second tone, rising) zài (fourth tone, falling) túshūguǎn (second tone, rising) jiànmiàn (fourth tone, falling) ba. (neutral tone)···
Let’s meet at the library tomorrow.
- 我很久没跟他见面了。我很久沒跟他見面了。Wǒ (third tone, dipping) hěn (third tone, dipping) jiǔ (third tone, dipping) méi (second tone, rising) gēn (first tone, high and level) tā (first tone, high and level) jiànmiàn (fourth tone, falling) le. (neutral tone)···
I haven’t seen him for a long time.
Common mistakes
Not quite我明天见面他。
Correct我明天跟他见面。
见面 ends in its own object (面 "face"), so nothing can follow it. The person you meet is introduced beforehand with 跟 or 和.