USAGE: Help with Chinese phrase

I have read that the phrase below means "Pleased to meet you" in "Chinese":

                Jindao ni hen gaoxing.

I assume that the language is Mandarin, an assumption bolstered by
the second word, since IIRC the Mandarin for "you" is ni3.  But
I would appreciate any help from someone who is actually familiar with
Chinese languages.

1. Is this an appropriate phrase to say upon being introduced to
someone?

2. How is it pronounced?  I have no indication of what the tones are, and
I'm not so good at deciphering Pinyin.  So far, my best guess is something
like this:

        dZin.daU.ni.hEn.gaU.SiN

3. I wouldn't mind an interlinear, for sheer enlightenment value, but
that's a minor thing.

Thanks in advance for any help.

-Marcos

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