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世人皆知 — “Known by all”

世人皆知 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “known by all”. Universally known; it is common knowledge that. Literally, “Everyone knows”.

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世人皆知 Pronunciation and Pinyin

世人皆知 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
世
shì5world, generation, era
人
rén2human being, person
皆
jiē9all; every; completely
知
zhī8to know, be aware, understand

Example Sentence with 世人皆知

他心地善良,乐于助人,这些事情世人皆知
He is kind-hearted and always willing to help others; these things are known by all.

Idioms Related to 世人皆知

Synonyms of 世人皆知

  • zhòng众rén人zhōu周zhī知widely known by all
  • zhòng众suǒ所zhōu周zhī知as everyone knows

More idioms starting with 世

  • shì世shàng上wú无nán难shì事Where there is a will, there is a way
  • shì世shàng上wú无nán难shì事,,zhǐ只pà怕yǒu有xīn心rén人Where there's a will, there's a way
  • shì世shì世dài代dài代for generations
  • shì世shì世shēng生shēng生for all eternity
  • shì世shì事fēn纷rǎo扰Worldly affairs are turbulent and confusing
  • shì世dài代shū书xiāng香Generations of scholarly family
  • shì世dài代zān簪yīng缨generations of high officials
  • shì世sú俗zhī之jiàn见conventional or worldly views
  • shì世wài外táo桃yuán源a peaceful secluded utopia
  • shì世yì异shí时yí移times have changed
  • shì世tài态rén人qíng情social customs and human relations
  • shì世tài态yán炎liáng凉fickleness of human relationships

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Questions about 世人皆知

What does 世人皆知 mean?

世人皆知 (shì rén jiē zhī) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “known by all”.

How do you pronounce 世人皆知?

世人皆知 is pronounced shì rén jiē zhī in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 世人皆知 literally mean?

Literally, 世人皆知 means “Everyone knows”. It is used to mean “known by all”.

What is the Chinese definition of 世人皆知?

世人:所有人。指很多人都知道

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