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众所周知 zhòngsuǒzhōuzhī

众所周知 zhòngsuǒzhōuzhī Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 3 English Translations of the word 众所周知 zhòngsuǒzhōuzhī .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zhòngsuǒzhōuzhī | zhong4 suo3 zhou1 zhi1
English translation
as everyone knows (idiom)
see 眾所周知
>众所周知 zhòngsuǒzhōuzhī [zhòng suǒ zhōu zhī]

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Traditional form

眾所周知

Part of speech

Idiom / 成语 chéngyǔ Chéngyǔ
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Etymology of 众所周知 zhòngsuǒzhōuzhī

Familiarize yourself with the origin and historical aspects of the Chinese word 众所周知 zhòngsuǒzhōuzhī .

Zhòng

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Triple of rén (person), depicts many people together. Simplified form of zhòng .

Positional decomposition

rén 人人 rén rén

Number of Strokes

6

suǒ

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. jīn represents the meaning and represents the sound. The contribution of jīn (axe) to the meaning is unclear.

Positional decomposition

户斤

Number of Strokes

8

Zhōu

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Originally a pictograph of engraved jade, now written as diāo . kǒu (mouth) indicates that the character is only "mouthed", i.e. only used for its phonetic value. In simplified Chinese Zhōu is also used to mean "week", while in traditional Chinese this meaning is

Positional decomposition

jiōng 土口

Number of Strokes

8

zhī

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. kǒu represents the meaning and shǐ represents the sound. The mouth component ( kǒu ) represents the oral transmission of knowledge.

Phonetic compound

shǐ

Semantic compound

kǒu

Positional decomposition

矢口

Number of Strokes

8

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因为 yīnwèi 这点已经 yǐjīng shì 众所周知 zhòngsuǒzhōuzhī le jiù 不再 bù zài 啰唆 luōsuō 了。

I won't belabour the point, for this is a familiar story.

众所周知 zhòngsuǒzhōuzhī 雷恩 Léi ēn de 墓志铭 mù zhì míng Zhōng 写道教堂 jiào táng 本身 běnshēn 就是 jiù shì de 纪念碑 jì niàn bēi

As Wren's epitaph famously declares, the cathedral itself is his monument.

众所周知 zhòngsuǒzhōuzhī 大量 dà liàng de dōng huì duì 人体 rén tǐ 造成 zàochéng 伤害 shānghài

Radon is known to be harmful to humans in large quantities.

众所周知 zhòngsuǒzhōuzhī 布林 Bù lín 德利 shì 喜欢 xǐhuan 飞车 de rén

Brindley was known as a very, very fast driver.

众所周知 zhòngsuǒzhōuzhī gāng 学会 xué huì 走路 zǒu lù de 孩子 háizi 不愿 bù yuàn 别人 biéren 分享 fēn xiǎng 玩具 wánjù

Toddlers are notoriously antisocial when it comes to sharing toys.

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