会面 huìmiàn to meet with
to meet with; meeting
How to remember 会面: 会 can + 面 face = to meet with.
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How it is used
- To meet with someone (arranged, somewhat formal) - 他们约定在酒店会面 (tāmen yuēdìng zài jiǔdiàn huìmiàn) they agreed to meet at the hotel.
- More formal than 见面 (jiànmiàn) but less lofty than 会晤; suits business or planned encounters.
- Verb-object internally, so 'meet with him' is 和他会面, not 会面他.
Example sentences
- 两国代表团在日内瓦会面。 Liǎng guó dàibiǎotuán zài rìnèiwǎ huìmiàn.The delegations of both countries met in Geneva.