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面見

简面见 · 繁面見

Mandarin · pinyin miàn jiàn

to meet face to face
to meet in person

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面: miàn · face; surface; plane; side, dimension; Kangxi radical 176
見: jiàn · see, observe, behold; perceive; Kangxi radical 147
见: jiàn · see, observe, behold; perceive

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4–4 · mian4 jian4

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