How to Say ‘Everyone’ in Traditional Chinese
大家
dà jiā
[dah-jyah]
💬 Usage Tip: [大家] literally looks like 'big + family,' but it means 'everyone.' It is a super common way to address a group.
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: Very useful in group settings in Taiwan, from classrooms to watch parties. During a football match, you might hear '[大家]先冷靜' ('Everyone, calm down first').
Phrase Breakdown
大家
dà jiā
[dah-jyah]
everyone; everybody
A very common word used to refer to all people in a group, such as the crowd watching a game.
那一球擦過門柱的時候，大家都嚇了一跳。
When that shot grazed the goalpost, everyone was startled.
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