问好 · First hellos
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大家好
dàjiāhǎo
Hello everyone
Sounds roughly like dah-jyah how
Literal meaning
大家
dàjiā
everyone
好
hǎo
good
big · family · good
How to pronounce it
- 大
dà
da4
44th · fallingd (unaspirated, like a soft “d”) + ah. Fall.
- 家
jiā
jia1
11st · highj (flat-tongue “jee”) + yah, held high and level.
- 好
hǎo
hao3
33rd · dippingDipping 好. This is how you open a group chat or a small talk.
In real life
大家好,欢迎来中国。
Dàjiā hǎo, huānyíng lái Zhōngguó.
Hello everyone — welcome to China.