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Key Phrases

很高兴认识您。

hěn gāo xìng rèn shí nín

Nice to meet you.

我想多了解一下。

wǒ xiǎng duō liǎo jiě yī xià

I'd like to learn more.

我们公司很重视合作。

wǒ men gōng sī hěn zhòng shì hé zuò

Our company values cooperation.

Skills You'll Learn

Politely greet someone and introduce yourself in a professional setting.

在职场场合礼貌地打招呼并进行自我介绍。

zài zhí chǎng chǎng hé lǐ mào dì dǎ zhāo hū bìng jìn xíng zì wǒ jiè shào

Ask about a company's culture and team relationships.

询问公司的文化和团队关系。

xún wèn gōng sī de wén huà hé tuán duì guān xì

Express interest, respond positively, and discuss workplace communication.

表达兴趣、积极回应,并讨论工作中的沟通方式。

biǎo dá xìng qù jī jí huí yìng bìng tǎo lùn gōng zuò zhōng de gōu tōng fāng shì

Lesson Roleplay

Imagine you are at a lively company event in China, meeting a representative for the first time and having a polite conversation about the company’s culture, teamwork, and whether employees are encouraged to share their ideas.

你好,很高兴认识您。今天这个活动很热闹。

nǐ hǎo hěn gāo xìng rèn shí nín jīn tiān zhè gè huó dòng hěn rè nào

Hello, it’s nice to meet you. Today’s event is very lively.

你好,我也很高兴认识你。你是第一次来吗?

nǐ hǎo wǒ yě hěn gāo xìng rèn shí nǐ nǐ shì dì yī cì lái ma

Hello, nice to meet you too. Is this your first time here?

是的,我想多了解一下贵公司的文化。

shì de wǒ xiǎng duō liǎo jiě yī xià guì gōng sī de wén huà

Yes, I’d like to learn more about your company’s culture.

我们公司很重视合作,团队关系也很亲近。

wǒ men gōng sī hěn zhòng shì hé zuò tuán duì guān xì yě hěn qīn jìn

Our company values cooperation, and the team has a very close-knit relationship.

听起来很好。平时同事之间相处怎么样?

tīng qǐ lái hěn hǎo píng shí tóng shì zhī jiān xiāng chǔ zěn me yàng

That sounds great. How do colleagues usually get along with each other?

Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases

😊

很高兴

hěn gāo xìng

Very glad

💬 [很] before an adjective often just makes the sentence sound complete, not strongly "very." The same pattern works in [很热闹] or [很好].

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🤝

认识您

rèn shí nín

To meet you (polite)

💬 [认识] can mean "to know" someone, but in [很高兴认识您] it means "to meet" someone for the first time. [您] is the polite version of [你].

🇨🇳 [很高兴认识您] is a safe, polite line at professional events, especially with someone older or senior. With peers, many people would switch to [你] pretty quickly.

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😊🤝

很高兴认识您。

hěn gāo xìng rèn shí nín

Nice to meet you.

🇨🇳 This is a standard polite opener in professional Chinese, especially at first meeting. It sounds warmer and more natural than a direct self-introduction alone.

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🎉

这个活动

zhè gè huó dòng

This event

💬 [这] becomes [这个] before many nouns: [这个活动], [这个公司], [这个问题]. [个] is the everyday counting word here, not part of the noun itself.

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🎊

很热闹

hěn rè nào

Very lively

💬 [热闹] is used for places or events with lots of people, energy, and activity, not just "noisy." You can reuse it for [会场很热闹] or [市场很热闹].

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🎉🎊

这个活动很热闹。

zhè gè huó dòng hěn rè nào

This event is lively.

💬 With adjective-like words in Chinese, you usually do not add [是]: say [这个活动很热闹], not [这个活动是很热闹]. The same pattern works with [这个活动很好] or [这个活动很有意思].

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我也

wǒ yě

I also

💬 [也] usually comes before what is also true: [我也很高兴], [他也来了]. Think of it as going before the verb or description, not after the noun.

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😊🤝

很高兴认识你

hěn gāo xìng rèn shí nǐ

Nice to meet you

💬 This is the informal version with [你]; the polite version is [很高兴认识您]. That [你]/[您] swap is a very common way to adjust politeness without changing the rest of the sentence.

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😊🤝➕

我也很高兴认识你。

wǒ yě hěn gāo xìng rèn shí nǐ

Nice to meet you too.

🇨🇳 This is the natural reply when someone says [很高兴认识你] or [很高兴认识您] first. At networking events, that small [我也] helps you sound engaged rather than scripted.

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