大家

dàjiā

pronoun HSK 2 #228

Meanings

Literally 'big family' - everyone in the group.

HSK 1

大家好！

Dàjiā hǎo!

Hello everyone!

HSK 1

大家都到了吗？

Dàjiā dōu dào le ma?

Is everyone here?

HSK 2

谢谢大家的帮助。

Xièxie dàjiā de bāngzhù.

Thank you all for your help.

usage

大家好 is the standard group greeting in Chinese, used when addressing a room or audience. Much more common than 你们好.

culture

Teachers, TV hosts, and speakers all begin with 大家好. It creates a warm, inclusive feeling.

大 dà

家 jiā