How to Say ‘Nice to meet you’ in Simplified Chinese
很高兴认识你
💬 Usage Tip: Pronounced as (hen gao-xing ren-shi ni). It’s a pleasant expression.
🇨🇳 In China: A polite way to acknowledge introductions.
Word-by-Word Breakdown
很
[hěn]
very
Intensifier, meaning extremely or very.
很高兴见到你。
Very happy to meet you.
高兴
[gāo xìng]
happy
Feeling of pleasure and enjoyment.
他很高兴。
He is very happy.
认识
[rèn shí]
to know
To be familiar with someone or something.
我想认识你。
I want to know you.
你
[nǐ]
you
Refers to the individual being addressed.
很高兴认识你。
Very happy to know you.
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