公认

公認
gōngrèn
verb HSK 5 #13,333

Meanings

  1. 1 publicly recognized
  2. 2 generally acknowledged
  3. 3 universally accepted

Examples

Tā shì gōngrèn de hǎo lǎoshī.
She is universally recognized as a good teacher.
Zhè shì gōngrèn de shìshí.
This is a widely accepted fact.
Tā shì bān shàng gōngrèn zuì cōngming de xuéshēng.
He is acknowledged as the smartest student in the class.

Tips

grammar
公认 is usually used as a modifier: 公认 + noun. It means everyone agrees on something — it's an undisputed consensus.

Stroke Order

gōng
rèn