结识 (jié shí): to get to know sb; to meet sb for the first time

Last summer I got to know a doctor at a volunteer event, and now we have become very good friends.

If you are interested in photography, you can join this club and get to know many people who share the same hobby there.

I got to know her at work three years ago, and later we worked together to complete several projects.

On this trip abroad, I got to know a few local friends, and they took me to taste a lot of authentic food.

Although he is introverted, by attending book clubs he has gotten to know quite a few like-minded friends.