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大家

dà jiā · da jia

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

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Meaning

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  1. everyone
  2. influential family
  3. great expert
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  1. Dengdeng

    大家(dàjiā)站(zhàn)好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)要(yào)拍照(pāizhào)了(le)！

    Everyone, stand well. I'm going to take the photo!

  2. Liangliang

    大家(dàjiā)都(dōu)在(zài)这儿(zhèr)吗(ma)？

    Is everyone here?

  3. Dengdeng

    嗯(ēn)，少(shǎo)了(le)一个(yīgè)人(rén)。

    Hmm, one person is missing.

  4. Liangliang

    少(shǎo)了(le)谁(shéi)？

    Who is missing?

  5. Dengdeng

    少(shǎo)了(le)我(wǒ)！我(wǒ)在(zài)拍照(pāizhào)。

    Me! I am the one taking the photo.

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)大家(dàjiā)等(děng)他(tā)跑(pǎo)过来(guòlái)。

    Then everyone, wait for him to run over.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

除(chú)了(le)一(yì)人(rén)，大(dà)家(jiā)都(dōu)回(huí)家(jiā)了(le)。

Except for one person, everybody went home.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

到(dào)了(le)最(zuì)后(hòu)，大(dà)家(jiā)一(yí)定(dìng)要(yào)靠(kào)自(zì)己(jǐ)学(xué)习(xí)。

Everyone must learn on their own in the end.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by fcbond · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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大
dà

big; large; great; older (than another person)

家
jiā

home; family

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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