认识 rènshi in a sentence
Acquainted with (know - familiar with - recognize - understand)
认识 (rènshi) means Acquainted with (know - familiar with - recognize - understand). Below are 13 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
能 认识 你我很幸运。
Néng rènshi nǐ wǒ hěn xìngyùn.
I am lucky to have met you.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 幸运
你好，很高兴 认识 你。
Nǐ hǎo, hěn gāoxìng rènshi nǐ.
Hello, nice to meet you.
Dictionary example · 你好
这个字连老师也不 认识 。
Zhège zì lián lǎoshī yě bú rènshi.
Even the teacher does not know this character.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 连
能 认识 您我感到非常荣幸。
Néng rènshi nín wǒ gǎndào fēicháng róngxìng.
I am greatly honoured to meet you.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 荣幸
他通过网络 认识 了很多朋友。
Tā tōngguò wǎngluò rènshi le hěn duō péngyou.
He met many friends through the internet.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 网络
通过这次活动，我 认识 了很多朋友。
Tōngguò zhè cì huódòng, wǒ rènshi le hěn duō péngyou.
Through this event I made many friends.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 通过
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From the graded readers
我们 认识 四年了，从大学一年级开始就住在一个宿舍。
wǒmen rènshi sìnián le / liǎo / liào, cóng dàxué yī niánjí kāishǐ jiù zhù zài yīgè sùshè.
We'd known each other four years, sharing a dorm since our first year at university.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · Saying Goodbye
From the travel phrasebook
很高兴 认识 您。
Hěn gāoxìng rènshi nín.
Pleased to meet you.
Travel phrasebook · Meetings and introductions
今天很高兴 认识 您。
Jīntiān hěn gāoxìng rènshi nín.
It was a pleasure meeting you today.
Travel phrasebook · WeChat and staying in touch
Questions about 认识
How is 认识 used in a sentence?
This page shows 13 sentences using 认识 (rènshi, "Acquainted with (know - familiar with - recognize - understand)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Is 认识 an HSK word?
Yes — 认识 is on the official HSK 1 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 1 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 认识?
The dictionary page for 认识 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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