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人人皆知

rénrénjiēzhī
idiom #34,370

Meanings

  1. 1 known to everyone
  2. 2 common knowledge
  3. 3 universally known

Examples

这件事早已人人皆知，没必要再隐瞒了。
Zhè jiàn shì zǎo yǐ rénrénjiēzhī, méi bìyào zài yǐnmán le.
Everyone already knows about this — no point hiding it anymore.
他的名字在业内人人皆知。
Tā de míngzi zài yènèi rénrénjiēzhī.
His name is known to everyone in the industry.
吸烟有害健康，这是人人皆知的道理。
Xīyān yǒuhài jiànkāng, zhè shì rénrénjiēzhī de dàoli.
Smoking damages your health — this is something everyone knows.

Tips

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.

Stroke Order

人 rén
皆 jiē
知 zhī