(jiàn miàn) - to meet (in person) in Mandarin
jiànmiànTraditional: 见面
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Translation
to meet (in person)
Word origin
见面 means 'to meet in person': 见 (jiàn, 'to see') plus 面 (miàn, 'face'), literally to see one another's faces. 面 was originally a pictograph of a face within an outline.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 见 (jiàn, to see) + 面 (miàn, face)
Stroke order
见
面
Examples
？
When shall we meet?
。
Pleased to meet you.
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We have not met for a long time.
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Let's meet up next week.
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He is not willing to meet me.
见面 (jiàn miàn) means to meet in person.
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