公认 gōngrèn publicly known (to be)
publicly known (to be); accepted (as)
How to remember 公认: 公 public + 认 recognize = publicly known (to be).
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How it is used
- Universally acknowledged - 公认的事实 (gōngrèn de shìshí) a generally recognized fact; 公认最强 (gōngrèn zuì qiáng) acknowledged by all to be the strongest.
- Means everyone agrees on it, often used attributively as 公认的 before the noun it certifies.