Nice to meet you in Chinese: 很高兴认识你

The phrase usually belongs to a first meeting. 认识 means to know or meet someone and 很高兴 means very happy or pleased. The complete sentence is friendly and widely understood, but a formal business introduction may use a different expression.

很高兴认识你

很高兴认识你 is the standard phrase for a first meeting. 认识你很高兴 is another common order and means essentially the same thing. The first form is often easier for learners because it follows “very pleased to meet you.” In casual conversation, people may omit 很 or shorten the sentence for a faster greeting.

幸会: a concise formal greeting

幸会 (xìnghuì) literally suggests a fortunate meeting and is a polite, compact way to say “Pleased to meet you.” It is more formal or literary than 很高兴认识你 and can appear in introductions, banquets, business contexts and traditional social settings.

久仰: I have heard a lot about you

久仰 (jiǔyǎng) means “I have long heard of you” and is used when meeting someone whose reputation or work is already known. It is highly polite and somewhat traditional. It should not be used casually for someone you just met without context, because it implies prior familiarity with their name or reputation.

请多关照 and 请多指教

初次见面，请多关照 (chūcì jiànmiàn, qǐng duō guānzhào) means “This is our first meeting; please take care of me” and is common in formal introductions or business relationships. 请多指教 (qǐng duō zhǐjiào) means “please offer guidance” and can fit study, work or mentorship contexts. Both are polite formulas rather than literal requests for personal care.

见到你很高兴 and 认识你很高兴

见到你很高兴 (jiàndào nǐ hěn gāoxìng) means “I’m glad to see you” and can be used at a meeting or reunion. 认识你很高兴 is more specifically about meeting or becoming acquainted. If you are seeing someone again, 很高兴见到你 may fit better than saying “nice to meet you” as if it were the first time.

Pronunciation and written form

很高兴认识你 is hěn gāoxìng rènshi nǐ. 幸会 is xìnghuì, 久仰 is jiǔyǎng, and 请多关照 is qǐng duō guānzhào. Traditional forms include 很高興認識你, 幸會 and 請多關照. Keep one writing system consistent in a card or formal document.

Politeness and relationship

With friends, 很高兴认识你 is enough. With a client, senior colleague or formal guest, 幸会 or 请多关照 may sound more appropriate. Tone matters more than stacking several polite phrases together; choose one complete greeting and avoid repeating every formula in the same introduction.

What it does not mean

These phrases do not create a friendship, guarantee a business relationship or promise future cooperation. They acknowledge the meeting and establish a polite social tone. The relationship still develops through actions and communication.