大家
HSK 1 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)Old HSK 2
大家 (dàjiā) · everyone
大家 (dàjiā) means “everyone; everybody”. It is written with 2 characters: 大 (big) + 家 (home). It is an HSK 1 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 大家 is built
The characters
大 dà · big
What 大 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: A man 人 with outstretched arms (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
家 jiā · home
What 家 is made of
- 宀 — roof
- 丶 — dot
- 冖mì — cover
- 豕shǐ — pig
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 勿wù — must not
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: 宀 gives the meaning, 豕 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
大家好，我叫大卫。Dàjiā hǎo, wǒ jiào Dà Wèi.Hello everyone, I'm David.
大家都到了吗？Dàjiā dōu dào le ma?Is everyone here?
Questions about 大家
What does 大家 mean?
大家 (dàjiā) means “everyone; everybody”.
How do you pronounce 大家?
大家 is pronounced dàjiā.
Which HSK level is 大家?
大家 is in HSK 1 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 2.
Related words
- 不大bùdànot very
- 大学dàxuéuniversity
- 大学生dàxuéshēnguniversity student
- 大部分dàbùfenmost
- 大大dàdàgreatly
- 大多数dàduōshùthe majority
- 大海dàhǎisea
- 大量dàliànga large amount
- 大门dàménmain gate
- 大人dàrenadult
Learn 大家 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 15: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.