How To Say Nice To Meet You In Chinese

The most common and simple way to say nice to meet you in Chinese

In English, we used to say “nice to meet you” when we greet somebody. Do you know how to say nice to meet you in Chinese? Today we will learn together.
很高兴见到你 [hěn gāo xìng jiàn dào nǐ] / 见到你很高兴 [jiàn dào nǐ hěn gāo xìng] – Nice to meet you. They are the most common ways to say nice to meet you in Chinese.

很高兴见到您 [hěn gāo xìng jiàn dào nín] / 见到您很高兴 [jiàn dào nín hěn gāo xìng] – Nice to meet you. They are more polite ways to say nice to meet you in Chinese.

Other expressions of nice to meet you in Chinese

1. 很高兴认识你 [hěn gāo xìng rèn shí nǐ] / 认识你很高兴 [rèn shí nǐ hěn gāo xìng] – Nice to meet you. They are usually used when people meet at the first time.

2. 很高兴遇见你 [hěn gāo xìng yù jiàn nǐ] / 遇见你很高兴 [yù jiàn nǐ hěn gāo xìng] – Nice to meet you.

3. 认识你真好 [rèn shí nǐ zhēn hǎo] – It's good to know you. Nice to meet you.

4. 初次见面，请多关照 [chū cì jiàn miàn，qǐng duō guān zhào] – It literally means “first meeting, please take care of me”. Nice to meet you.

5. 很荣幸认识您 [hěn róng xìng rèn shí nín] – It's a pleasure to meet you.
   认识您，我很荣幸 [rèn shí nín，wǒ hěn róng xìng] – I'm pleased to know you.
   认识您，是我的荣幸 [rèn shí nín，shì wǒ de róng xìng] – It’s my honor to meet you.

6. 幸会 [xìng huì] – A traditional way to say “nice to meet you” in Chinese.

7. 久仰大名 [jiǔ yǎng dà míng] / 久闻大名 [jiǔ wén dà míng] – It means “I have heard much about you” to express one’s respect. And it is usually used when people meet at the first time in a formal situation.

8. 相见恨晚 [xiāng jiàn hèn wǎn] – Regretting for meeting late. It means “I regret that we meet too late” or “I regret that we could not meet earlier”. It is often used to express people’s politeness when they first meet.

9. 如果给高兴一个定义，那就是认识了你 [rú guǒ gěi gāo xìng yí gè dìng yì ，nà jiù shì rèn shí le nǐ] – It literally means “If I define happiness, it is knowing you”. I’m very happy to meet you. I’m very glad to meet you.

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