众所周知

众所周知 zhòngsuǒzhōuzhī in a sentence

Known to everyone (as everyone knows)

Full dictionary entry HSK 6 2 sentences

众所周知 (zhòngsuǒzhōuzhī) means Known to everyone (as everyone knows). Below are 2 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.

Dictionary examples

众所周知 ,吸烟有害健康。

Zhòng suǒ zhōu zhī, xīyān yǒu hài jiànkāng.

As everyone knows, smoking harms health.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 众所周知

众所周知 ,他是这方面的专家。

Zhòng suǒ zhōu zhī, tā shì zhè fāngmiàn de zhuānjiā.

It is common knowledge that he is an expert in this area.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 众所周知

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How is 众所周知 used in a sentence?

This page shows 2 sentences using 众所周知 (zhòngsuǒzhōuzhī, "Known to everyone (as everyone knows)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.

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Is 众所周知 an HSK word?

Yes — 众所周知 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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