Chinese word dictionary
众所周知
zhòngsuǒzhōuzhī · (idiom) as everyone knows; variant of 眾所周知|众所周知[zhong4 suo3 zhou1 zhi1]
Simplified众所周知
Traditional眾所周知/眾所週知
Pinyinzhòngsuǒzhōuzhī
Part of speechv
HSK 3.06
HSK 2.06
Character breakdown
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How to learn 众所周知
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