How to Say ‘Nice to meet you.’ in Traditional Chinese
很高興認識妳。
hěn gāo xìng rèn shí nǐ
[hen gao shing ren shir nǐ]
💬 Usage Tip: Here 很 doesn't really mean "very". It just completes 高興 "happy", so the whole phrase literally reads "happy to meet you".
Phrase Breakdown
很高興
hěn gāo xìng
very glad
很 (very) + 高興 (happy, glad). In Chinese, adjectives usually take 很 before them.
我今天很高興。
I'm very happy today.
Words in this phrase
很
hěn
[hen]
very
An adverb meaning very; it strengthens an adjective or feeling.
今天認識你，我很開心，也很喜歡這個「很」有活力的活動。
Meeting you today, I’m very happy, and I also like this very lively event.
高興
gāo xìng
[gao shing]
happy; glad
Describes feeling happy or pleased, often when meeting someone or hearing good news.
在職涯活動上認識新朋友，讓我很高興。
Meeting new friends at the career event makes me very happy.
認識妳。
rèn shí nǐ
to meet you
認識 means 'to get to know' or 'to meet'. 妳 is 'you' for a woman.
我想認識妳。
I'd like 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.
妳
nǐ
[nǐ]
you (female)
Second-person pronoun used in Taiwan when addressing a woman.
妳好漂亮。
You are very pretty.
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