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How to write 认识你很高兴 — "Nice to Meet You" in Chinese
认识你很高兴 (rèn shí nǐ hěn gāo xìng) is how you say "nice to meet you" in Chinese. The first-meeting phrase for new classmates and playdates. Below is each character with its pinyin and meaning, plus a free tracing worksheet you can print in seconds.
认识你很高兴 character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning in this phrase |
|---|---|---|
| 认 | rèn | to recognize |
| 识 | shí | to know |
| 你 | nǐ | you |
| 很 | hěn | very |
| 高 | gāo | tall; high |
| 兴 | xìng | joy (as in 高兴) |
| 认识你很高兴 | rèn shí nǐ hěn gāo xìng | nice to meet you |
Using 认识你很高兴
认识 is “to know/meet”, 你 is “you”, and 很高兴 is “very happy”: meeting you makes me happy. It is the phrase for first introductions — a new classmate, a cousin met on a trip, the Chinese tutor's first lesson. The reply is the same sentence back, or 我也是 (“me too”).
You will also hear the reordered 很高兴认识你 — same words, same meaning, slightly more common in adult speech. In Traditional Chinese it is 認識你很高興: 认→認 and 识→識. In conversation, 认识 is pronounced “rèn shi” with a light second syllable; worksheets print the citation rèn shí.
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FAQ
Is 认识你很高兴 the same as 很高兴认识你?
Yes — both mean “nice to meet you”; only the word order differs. Adults lean toward 很高兴认识你; both versions are taught and understood everywhere.
How do you reply to 认识你很高兴?
Repeat it back — 认识你也很高兴 (“nice to meet you too”) — or simply say 我也是 (wǒ yě shì, “me too”).
How is 认识你很高兴 written in Traditional Chinese?
認識你很高興 — 认→認 and 识→識. 你, 很, 高 and 兴 are the same in both scripts.