语法 · HSK 2–3
见 (jiàn) vs 见面 (jiànmiàn): "meet" in Chinese
见 takes the person right after it: 我明天去见一个朋友. 见面 is a separable verb (见 + 面 "see face") and cannot take an object after it: to name the person, put 跟/和 before 见面: 我明天跟一个朋友见面 "I'm meeting a friend tomorrow". Never say 见面朋友.
句型Patterns
见 + PersonTakes a direct object: 我想见你.A + 跟 / 和 + B + 见面Person goes with 跟/和 before 见面.见 + 了 + 一面 / 见过面Words can split 见 and 面: 我们见过一次面.
例句Examples
- 我们明天下午三点在咖啡馆见面吧。wǒ men míng tiān xià wǔ sān diǎn zài kā fēi guǎn jiàn miàn ba.Let's meet at the café at three tomorrow afternoon.
- 我周末要跟老同学见面。wǒ zhōu mò yào gēn lǎo tóng xué jiàn miàn.I'm meeting up with an old classmate this weekend.
- 我们以前见过一次面。wǒ men yǐ qián jiàn guò yí cì miàn.We have met once before.
常见错误Common mistakes
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✗我今天晚上要见面我朋友。
✓我今天晚上要跟我朋友见面。 / 我今天晚上要见我朋友。
见面 cannot take a direct object; use 跟 + person + 见面.
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✗我们见面过。
✓我们见过面。
过 and 了 go between 见 and 面.
重点词语Words in this guide
Common questions
How do I say "meet someone for the first time"?
认识 is used for getting to know someone (我们是在北京认识的); 见面 is for meeting up in person.