人人皆知

rénrén-jiēzhī

idiom #34,370

Meanings

HSK 5

吸烟有害健康，这是人人皆知的道理。

Xīyān yǒuhài jiànkāng, zhè shì rénrén-jiēzhī de dàoli.

Smoking damages your health - this is something everyone knows.

HSK 7-9

这件事早已人人皆知，没必要再隐瞒了。

Zhè jiàn shì zǎoyǐ rénrén-jiēzhī, méi bìyào zài yǐnmán le.

Everyone already knows about this - no point hiding it anymore.

HSK 7-9

他的名字在业内人人皆知。

Tā de míngzi zài yènèi rénrén-jiēzhī.

His name is known to everyone in the industry.

usage

Stronger and more sweeping than 大家都知道. Very common in news, essays, and idiomatic speech.

memory

人人 (every single person) + 皆 (all) + 知 (know). The doubled 人 makes the universality vivid.

人 rén

皆 jiē

知 zhī