尽人皆知

盡人皆知
jìnrén-jiēzhī
idiom #37,531

Meanings

  1. 1 known to everyone
  2. 2 common knowledge
  3. 3 a household truth

Examples

HSK 5
Xīyān yǒuhài jiànkāng, zhè shì jìnrénjiēzhī de shìshí.
Smoking is harmful to health - this is a fact known to everyone.
HSK 7-9
Tā lèyúzhùrén de pǐngé zài shèqū lǐ jìnrénjiēzhī.
His helpful character is known to everyone in the neighborhood.
HSK 7-9
Zhèbù diànyǐng de zhǔyǎn shì shéi, zǎoyǐ jìnrénjiēzhī.
Who stars in this film has long been common knowledge.

Tips

usage
Formal alternative to 人人皆知. Typically introduces a fact so obvious the speaker wants to dismiss argument about it. Compare 众所周知 (widely known) which is slightly more common in written style.
grammar
here means 'all, every' - read jìn (not jǐn). Often functions as 定语 before a noun: 尽人皆知的秘密 'an open secret known to all.'

Stroke Order

jìn
rén
jiē
zhī