How to Say ‘I'd like to get to know you’ in Traditional Chinese
想跟你認識一下
xiǎng gēn nǐ rèn shí yī xià
[shyang gun nǐ ren shir ee-shyah]
💬 Usage Tip: In Chinese the 'with whom' part comes before the verb: 跟你 "with you" + 認識. Same shape in 想跟你吃飯 "I'd like to eat with you".
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: This is a polite, low-pressure way to approach someone in Taiwan — it signals interest without sounding overly forward.
Phrase Breakdown
想跟你
xiǎng gēn nǐ
would like to, with you
想 means 'would like to'. 跟你 means 'with you'.
我想跟你聊天。
I'd like to chat with you.
Words in this phrase
想
xiǎng
[shyang]
want to; would like to
Used to express desire or intention to do something.
我想多認識一些產業的人。
I want to get to know more people in the industry.
跟
gēn
[gun]
with
跟 means 'with' and is often used to show who you are interacting with.
我想跟你約時間喝咖啡。
I’d like to arrange a time to have coffee with you.
你
nǐ
[nǐ]
you
Refers to the person being spoken to.
你今天看起來很高興。
You look happy today.
認識一下
rèn shí yī xià
get to know (a bit)
認識 means 'to get to know'. 一下 makes the request softer.
我們認識一下吧。
Let's get to know each other.
Words in this phrase
認識
rèn shí
[ren shir]
to meet; to get to know
Used when meeting someone for the first time or becoming acquainted with them.
很高興在今天的活動認識這位主管，也很想多認識大家。
I’m happy to meet this manager at today’s event, and I also want to get to know everyone better.
一下
yī xià
[ee-shyah]
a bit; briefly
一下 softens an action and often means 'for a moment' or 'a little bit.'
我想跟你確認一下時間。
I want to confirm the time with you briefly.
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