# 众所周知 (zhòngsuǒzhōuzhī)

In Mandarin Chinese, 众所周知 (zhòngsuǒzhōuzhī) means “as everyone knows”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: as everyone knows
- Pinyin: zhòngsuǒzhōuzhī (zhong4 suo3 zhou1 zhi1)
- Traditional: 眾所周知
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 众所周知，吸烟对身体健康非常有害。
  Zhòngsuǒzhōuzhī, xīyān duì shēntǐ jiànkāng fēicháng yǒuhài.
  As everyone knows, smoking is very harmful to health.

## Characters

- 众 (zhòng): crowd; multitude; many; numerous
- [所](https://hanziro.com/word/suo-place/) (suǒ): place; (measure word) for buildings
- [周](https://hanziro.com/word/zhou-week/) (zhōu): week; circle
- 知 (zhī): to know; to be aware

https://hanziro.com/word/zhong-suo-zhou-zhi-as-everyone-knows/

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