你好 久仰大名
“Hello. I've heard a lot about you.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你好唐灿
“Hello, Tang Can.”
你好 久仰大名
“Hello. I've heard a lot about you.”
“Go to make tea. The best black tea.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Traditional polite formulaic phrases (ketaohua) are essential social lubricants in Chinese etiquette to grant the other party 'mianzi' (face) right from the first interaction.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
I have long heard of your esteemed name / a pleasure to finally meet you
A classic formal idiom (chengyu) used almost exclusively upon first meeting someone respected or well-known.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Hello, Mr. Gao. I've heard a lot about you.”
“Nice to meet you. I've heard so much about you.”
“I've heard a lot about you. No big deal.”
“Hello. I've heard so much about you. I've read your papers.”
“I've heard a lot about Changyang Travel.”
“How could you possibly know of me?”
“I've heard a lot about you, Judge Shen.”
“But for you, I've heard a lot about you.”
“I've long heard of Commissioner Di's great reputation.”
“I've heard a lot about you. Thank you for taking care of Jianjian.”
“Mr. Law, I have long admired you. This is the screenwriter of our show,”
“I've heard a lot about you. They call me Crazy Donkey.”
“Long heard of your fame.”