众所周知 zhòngsuǒzhōuzhī as everyone knows
(idiom) as everyone knows
How to remember 众所周知: 众 multitude + 所 place + 周 week + 知 know = as everyone knows.
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How it is used
- As everyone knows / it is well known - 众所周知，… (zhòngsuǒzhōuzhī) opens a statement of common knowledge.
- A formal four-character idiom used to preface an accepted fact in writing/speeches.
- Literally 'what the multitude all knows' (众 all + 所 + 周知 widely known).
- Slightly more elevated than 大家都知道 (everyone knows).
Example sentences
- 众所周知，空气是多种气体的混合体。 Zhòngsuǒzhōuzhī, kōngqì shì duōzhǒng qìtǐ de hùnhétǐ.As everyone knows, air is a mixture of gases.