How to say “meet” in Chinese
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“Meet” in Chinese is 见面, jiàn miàn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
见面 is read jiàn miàn: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
再见 literally means “see you again”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “见面”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 见面. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我想跟你见面。wǒxiǎnggēnnǐjiànmiànI'd like to meet up with you.
- 我们明天在哪儿见面wǒmenmíngtiānzàinǎrjiànmiànWhere shall we meet tomorrow?
- 我们好久没见面了wǒmenhǎojiǔméijiànmiànleLong time no see.
- 我们约好了七点见面。wǒmenyuēhǎoleqīdiǎnjiànmiànWe agreed to meet at seven.
- 我还记得第一次见面的情景wǒháijìdedìyīcìjiànmiàndeqíngjǐngI still remember how we met for the first time.
- 我们明天上午在公司跟客户见面wǒmenmíngtiānshàngwǔzàigōngsīgēnkèhùjiànmiànTomorrow morning we’re meeting the client at our company.
More words from the lesson “Meeting and chatting”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “meet” in Chinese?
“Meet” in Chinese is 见面, pinyin jiànmiàn.
What does 见面 mean?
见面 (jiànmiàn) means “meet”.
How do you write 见面?
见面 is 2 characters: 见 (jiàn) — see; 面 (miàn) — flour, dough; face. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 见面?
见面 is read jiànmiàn. Tones: jiàn — fourth tone, miàn — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“meet” in the lesson “Meeting and chatting”
This word is from the topic “Leisure, sports, culture” of HSK 3. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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