你好，很高兴认识你
nǐ hǎo ， hěn gāo xìng rèn shi 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.
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 gāo xìng rèn shi nǐnice to meet you (without 'hello')
- 认识你很高兴rèn shi nǐ hěn gāo xìngnice to meet you (alternative word order)
- 您好，很高兴认识您nín hǎo ， hěn gāo xìng rèn shi 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 gāo xìng rèn shi 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 gāo xìng rèn shi nǐ ， xī wàng wǒ men yǐ hòu néng duō jiāo liú 。
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 jīng lǐ ， nín hǎo ！ hěn gāo xìng rèn shi 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.
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