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大家伙儿 (dà jiā huo r) — (colloquial) everybody; all of us

Definition

An informal, spoken variant of 大家 ('everybody, all of us'), with the colloquial 伙儿 suffix making it sound more casual and friendly — you'd use it in everyday talk, not writing.

noun
(colloquial) everybodyall of us

Examples

  • 大家伙儿。
    dà jiā huo r Dōu lái bāng máng le.
    Everybody came to help.
  • 大家伙儿。
    dà jiā huo r Zài yì qǐ chī fàn.
    All of us are eating together.
  • 大家伙儿。
    dà jiā huo r Dōu hěn gāo xìng.
    Everybody is very happy.

Origin

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The form 大 is a picture of a person standing and facing forward, not of someone stretching their arms.

Open 大 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
宀宀miánroof
Sound part声符shēngfú
𢑓
𢑓𢑓家jiā
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The early drawing of 家 showed a roof 宀 over a male-pig sign 𢑓 that gave the pronunciation; the lower part later changed shape.

Open 家 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 夥; 伙 is its simplified writing.

The simplified 伙 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words (大伙儿, 伙) it is 夥; in others (小伙子) it is 伙.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
多多duō
Sound part声符shēngfú
果
果guǒ夥huǒ
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 夥 combines 多 (many) with 果 as a sound part. The simplified 伙 is a shorthand, so its parts are not the historical parts.

Open 伙 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape 儿 is a simple drawing of a standing person, used as an alternate form of the character for person.

Open 儿 →
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