众所周知

眾所周知

zhòngsuǒ-zhōuzhī

idiom HSK 7-9 #10,355

Meanings

众所周知，吸烟有害健康。

Zhòngsuǒ-zhōuzhī, xīyān yǒuhài jiànkāng.

As everyone knows, smoking is harmful to health.

众所周知，中国是世界上人口最多的国家之一。

Zhòngsuǒ-zhōuzhī, Zhōngguó shì shìjiè shàng rénkǒu zuì duō de guójiā zhīyī.

It is common knowledge that China is one of the most populous countries in the world.

grammar

Used at the beginning of a sentence as a discourse marker, followed by a comma. Structure: 众所周知，[statement].

众 zhòng

所 suǒ

周 zhōu

知 zhī