known to all; common knowledge
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesidiom
known to all; known by everyone; common knowledge
Can function as predicate, attributive (with 的), or as an independent clause. Often used to emphasize that something is obvious or universally acknowledged.
Nà那
shì是
jìn尽
rén人
jiē皆
zhī知
de的
shì事
。
That's something everyone knows.
Tā他
de的
shì事
jì迹
zài在
chǎng厂
lǐ里
jìn尽
rén人
jiē皆
zhī知
。
His deeds are known to everyone in the factory.
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Jìn尽
rén人
jiē皆
zhī知
，
xī吸
yān烟
yǒu有
hài害
jiàn健
kāng康
。
Everyone knows that smoking is harmful to health.
Zhè这
shì是
yī一
gè个
jìn尽
rén人
jiē皆
zhī知
de的
dào道
lǐ理
。
This is a truth universally acknowledged.