<p><strong>大家好</strong> can be found in multiple dictionaries and reference materials. Here is one such example:</p>
<p><em>Adsotrans</em></p>
<blockquote>
<p>大家好<br />
dàjiā hǎo</p>
<p>PHRASE OTHR<br />
hello everyone</p>
</blockquote>
<p>你好大家 does not seem to have been recorded in any reference books and just sounds like poorly translated English.</p>

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Mou某
<p>While <code>大家</code> does mean 'everyone', it functions like the 2nd person <em>plural</em> pronoun ('you all') here. In <code>*你好大家</code>, there are two problems:</p>
<ul>
<li>With <code>你</code> always being the 2nd person <em>singular</em> pronoun, the <strong>plurality</strong> is confusing.</li>
<li>Even if you say it like <code>*你們好大家</code> to match the plurality, there is much <strong>redundancy</strong>. It is ungrammatical and nonsensical to add a subject (<code>大家</code>) <em>after</em> a topic–comment (<code>你們好</code>) sentence.</li>
</ul>
<p>Much better if you say <code>大家好</code> or <code>你們好</code> instead. <code>大家</code> is friendlier than <code>你們</code>.</p>

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L Parker
<p>When you want to say hello to many people in front of you,
which one is correct to say &quot;Hello everyone&quot;: 大家好 or 你好大家?</p>

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Which one is correct to say "Hello everyone": 大家好 or 你好大家?
# Which one is correct to say "Hello everyone": 大家好 or 你好大家?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-05-05)

When you want to say hello to many people in front of you,
which one is correct to say "Hello everyone": 大家好 or 你好大家?

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2021-05-05. Score: 7 | Accepted answer

While `大家` does mean 'everyone', it functions like the 2nd person *plural* pronoun ('you all') here. In `*你好大家`, there are two problems:

* With `你` always being the 2nd person *singular* pronoun, the **plurality** is confusing.
* Even if you say it like `*你們好大家` to match the plurality, there is much **redundancy**. It is ungrammatical and nonsensical to add a subject (`大家`) *after* a topic–comment (`你們好`) sentence.

Much better if you say `大家好` or `你們好` instead. `大家` is friendlier than `你們`.


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### Answer by username_1 on 2021-05-05. Score: 3

**大家好** can be found in multiple dictionaries and reference materials. Here is one such example:

*Adsotrans*

> 大家好  
> dàjiā hǎo
>
> PHRASE OTHR  
> hello everyone

你好大家 does not seem to have been recorded in any reference books and just sounds like poorly translated English.


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