How to Say ‘Nice to meet you’ in Traditional Chinese
很高興認識你
hěn gāo xìng rèn shí nǐ
[huhn gao-shing ren shir nee]
💬 Usage Tip: 認識 means getting to know a person, which is different from 知道, knowing a fact. Use 我認識他 for "I know him".
Phrase Breakdown
很高興
hěn gāo xìng
very glad / very happy
很 (hěn) means 'very' and 高興 (gāoxìng) means 'happy, glad.' Together they express pleasure. Pronounced hěn gāoxìng; in natural speech 很 often shifts to a half-third tone.
我今天很高興。
I am very happy today.
Words in this phrase
很
hěn
[huhn]
very
An adverb often placed before adjectives like 好 to mean 'very'.
今天很冷，要穿外套。
It's very cold today, so wear a jacket.
高興
gāo xìng
[gao-shing]
glad; pleased
高興 means glad or pleased, often used in polite social situations.
能和你交換意見，我很高興。
I’m glad to exchange ideas with you.
認識你
rèn shí nǐ
to meet you / to get to know you
認識 (rènshi) means 'to know someone' or 'to become acquainted with,' and 你 (nǐ) means 'you.' In Taiwan, 識 is often pronounced with a light tone or as shì. Say it as one smooth unit: rènshi nǐ.
我想認識你。
I want to get to know you.
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.
你
nǐ
[nee]
you
The pronoun used to address one person directly.
你今天看起來很開心。
You look very happy today.
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