How to Say ‘Nice to meet you.’ in Simplified Chinese
很高兴认识你。
hěn gāo xìng rèn shí nǐ
[huhn gaow-shing ruhn-shir nee]
🇨🇳 In China: [很高兴认识你。] is standard and polite when meeting someone, but after a networking event people also often use it in follow-up messages even if you already met in person. It reads as warm and professional, not strange.
Phrase Breakdown
很高兴
hěn gāo xìng
very glad; pleased
A common polite phrase expressing happiness or pleasure.
我很高兴。
I’m very happy.
Words in this phrase
很
hěn
[huhn]
very; quite
An adverb that helps make the expression sound natural and polite.
我很高兴认识你，也想了解你的工作。
I’m very glad to meet you, and I also want to learn about your work.
高兴
gāo xìng
[gaow-shing]
happy; glad
Used to express pleasure, especially after meeting someone.
很高兴认识你，希望我们保持联系。
Very glad to meet you; I hope we stay in touch.
认识你
rèn shí nǐ
to meet you; to know you
Used when meeting someone for the first time.
认识你很高兴。
Nice to meet you.
Words in this phrase
认识
rèn shí
[ruhn-shir]
to know; to meet
In this phrase, it means to meet someone for the first time.
很高兴认识你，今天聊得很开心。
Very glad to meet you; we had a great chat today.
你
nǐ
[nee]
you
Refers to the person you are speaking to.
很高兴认识你，你的建议很有用。
Very glad to meet you; your suggestions are very useful.
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