Nice to meet you, everyone! Today we are going to learn what "Nice to meet you" means in Chinese, how Chinese say their version of "Nice to meet you". This episode will have a strong cultural component because it is important to know what Chinese prefer in their introduction to each other and their business dealings.
In China, how do people say "Nice to meet you?" when meeting someone for the first time? It is "Ni hao!". Isn't that very simple to keep in mind?
Do Chinese shake hands when meeting someone for the first time? Yes, but in China we borrowed this from Western cultures. China is traditionally very conservative, and shaking hands like Westerners do is very "outgoing" or extroverted in Chinese minds. We'll also show you the more traditional Chinese "hand shake" in today's episode.
We'll also be work on learning some new words by giving the literal translation of "Nice to meet you!" in Chinese. I'll be a good way to increase our vocabulary.
Word Vocabulary today, "Xue" : To Learn
Sentence Today: "ren shi ni hen gao xing!" - "Nice to meet you!"
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5 Minute Chinese : S05E10
