How to say “everyone” in Chinese
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“Everyone” in Chinese is 大家, dà jiā: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
大家 is read dà jiā: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
A person with arms spread wide.
On top, 宀 “roof”; under it, 豕 “pig”: a home that keeps livestock.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “大家”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 大家. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 大家好dàjiāhǎoHi, everyone!
- 他得到了大家的帮助tādédàoledàjiādebāngzhùHe got help from everyone.
- 大家都笑起来了。dàjiādōuxiàoqǐlaileEveryone burst out laughing.
- 他受到了大家的欢迎tāshòudàoledàjiādehuānyíngEveryone gave him a warm welcome.
- 谢谢大家的支持xièxiedàjiādezhīchíThank you all for your support!
- 大家都笑了，她却哭了。dàjiādōuxiàole,tāquèkūleEveryone laughed, but she cried.
More words from the lesson “We, you, they”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “everyone” in Chinese?
“Everyone” in Chinese is 大家, pinyin dàjiā.
What does 大家 mean?
大家 (dàjiā) means “everyone”.
How do you write 大家?
大家 is 2 characters: 大 (dà) — big; 家 (jiā) — home, family. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 大家?
大家 is read dàjiā. Tones: dà — fourth tone, jiā — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“everyone” in the lesson “We, you, they”
This word is from the topic “Meeting people” of HSK 1. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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