你好，很高兴认识你
nǐ hǎo, hěn gāoxìng rènshi nǐ
Hello nice to meet you · trad. 你好，很高興認識你
This is the standard and most common way to greet someone new in Mandarin Chinese, combining a polite "hello" with "nice to meet you." It's suitable for almost any first introduction.
What does 你好，很高兴认识你 (nǐ hǎo, hěn gāoxìng rènshi nǐ) mean?
你好，很高兴认识你 (nǐ hǎo, hěn gāoxìng rènshi nǐ) means “hello nice to meet you” in English. Word for word, it breaks down as “you good, very happy know you.”
When to use it
Neutral and polite. For a more formal or respectful greeting (e.g., to an elder or a superior), you can use 您好 (nín hǎo) instead of 你好, and 您 (nín) instead of 你 (nǐ) in the "nice to meet you" part: 您好，很高兴认识您. In very casual settings, just 很高兴认识你 might suffice after a simple "hi."
How to pronounce it
Sounds like "nee-HOW, hun gao-SHING run-shrr nee." Remember the tone change for 你好 (ní hǎo). The "认识" (rènshi) part has a neutral tone on the second character.
Other ways to say it
- 很高兴认识你hěn gāoxìng rènshi nǐnice to meet you (without 'hello')
- 您好，很高兴认识您nín hǎo, hěn gāoxìng rènshi nínhello, nice to meet you (polite)
Examples
你好，我叫李华，很高兴认识你。
nǐ hǎo, wǒ jiào Lǐ Huá, hěn gāoxìng rènshi nǐ.
Hello, my name is Li Hua, nice to meet you.
很高兴认识你，希望我们以后能多交流。
hěn gāoxìng rènshi nǐ, xīwàng wǒmen yǐhòu néng duō jiāoliú.
Nice to meet you, I hope we can communicate more in the future.
王经理，您好！很高兴认识您。
Wáng jīnglǐ, nín hǎo! Hěn gāoxìng rènshi nín.
Hello, Manager Wang! Nice to meet you.
Pro tip: The phrase 很高兴认识你 is very flexible. You can use it after any greeting, or even on its own after someone introduces themselves. The "你" (nǐ) can be replaced with "您" (nín) for politeness.
Related phrases
去 · Go上帝是爱 · God is love祝你今天愉快 · Good day
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