How to say “everyone present” in Chinese
everyone present, ladies and gentlemen
“Everyone present” in Chinese is 各位, gè wèi: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
各位 is read gè wèi: 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
It hints at the sound of 格 gé and 胳 gē. The same sign is the bottom of 客 kè.
On the left, 亻 “person”; on the right, 立 “stand”.
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 “各位”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 各位. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 欢迎各位嘉宾前来参加大会huānyínggèwèijiābīnqiánláicānjiādàhuìWelcome to all the guests of honor who have come to the congress.
- 感谢各位给予的支持gǎnxiègèwèijǐyǔdezhīchíThank you all for the support you have given.
More words from the lesson “Saying hello and thank you”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “everyone present” in Chinese?
“Everyone present” in Chinese is 各位, pinyin gèwèi.
What does 各位 mean?
各位 (gèwèi) means “everyone present, ladies and gentlemen”.
How do you write 各位?
各位 is 2 characters: 各 (gè) — each, every; 位 (wèi) — place; polite measure word. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 各位?
各位 is read gèwèi. Tones: gè — fourth tone, wèi — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.
“everyone present” in the lesson “Saying hello and thank you”
This word is from the topic “Politeness and conversation” of HSK 4. 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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