“jiàn (见)” and “jiàn miàn (见面)” both mean “to meet, to see”. However, in order to express “A meets B”, the structures used are A + jiàn (见) + B and A + hé(和) + B + jiàn miàn (见面) respectively. Let’s have a look at some examples:
English
I want to see you.
Chinese (Pinyin)
wǒ yào jiàn nǐ。
Chinese (Character)
我要见你。
English
I met him yesterday.
Chinese (Pinyin)
zuó tiān wǒ hé tā jiàn miàn le。
Chinese (Character)
昨天我和他见面了。
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