大家 (dàjiā) — everyone; everybody

大家 (dàjiā)

大家 means "everyone" or "everybody," referring to all members of a group present in the context. It is used both as a subject and as an object, and it is common in speeches, announcements, and group conversations.

Meanings

1. [pronoun] Everyone; everybody. Refers to all the people in a given group or context.

Example Sentences

大家好！ Dàjiā hǎo! Hello everyone!

请大家安静一下。 Qǐng dàjiā ānjìng yīxià. Everyone please be quiet for a moment.

大家都同意这个方案。 Dàjiā dōu tóngyì zhège fāng'àn. Everyone agrees with this plan.

除了他，大家都来了。 Chúle tā, dàjiā dōu lái le. Except for him, everyone came.

Collocations

Memory Hook

大 means "big" and 家 means "family/home." 大家 is the "big family" — everyone included, no one left out. When you address 大家, you are speaking to the whole extended family in the room.