结识 jiéshí to get to know somebody
to get to know somebody; to meet somebody for the first time
How to remember 结识: 结 tie up + 识 recognize = to get to know somebody.
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How it is used
- To get acquainted with someone new - 结识新朋友 (jiéshí xīn péngyou) to make new friends.
- More formal and deliberate than 认识 (rènshi, to know/meet); 结识 emphasizes the act of forming an acquaintance, often a valued one.
- Written-leaning; common in accounts of how people first met.