各位

wèi

Traditional: 各位

HSK 5
#541 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

everyone, ladies and gentlemen, all of you

Stroke order

Stroke order for 各

Stroke order for 位

Examples

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome here.

xuān

Everyone, I have something to announce.

Thank you all for your participation.

Good morning, everyone!

nài

Thank you all for waiting patiently.

各位 (gè wèi) is a respectful, slightly formal way of addressing a group meaning everyone, ladies and gentlemen, or all of you. 各 means each and 位 is the polite measure word for people. It is used in speeches, announcements, and formal settings, similar to how English speakers open with ladies and gentlemen or dear all. In casual contexts 大家 (dà jiā, everyone) is preferred.

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This word is part of lesson 11.