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Definition(s) for: 众所周知

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
众所周知 zhòng suǒ zhōu zhī - (idiom) as everyone knows
众所周知 zhòng suǒ zhōu zhī - variant of 眾所周知|众所周知[zhong4suo3zhou1zhi1]

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
6 8 10,355 9,671 18,723

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
zhòng- abbr. for 眾議院|众议院[Zhong4 yi4 yuan4], House of Representatives
zhòng- (bound form) crowd; multitude
- (bound form) many; numerous
zhòng- variant of 眾|众[zhong4]
suǒ- actually
- place
- classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc
- that which
- particle introducing a relative clause or passive
- CL:個|个[ge4]
zhōu- surname Zhou
- Zhou Dynasty (1046-256 BC)
zhōu- to make a circuit
- to circle
- circle
- circumference
- lap
- cycle
- complete
- all
- all over
- thorough
- to help financially
zhōu- week
- weekly
- variant of 周[zhou1]
zhī- to know
- to be aware

Other Words Containing 众所周知

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
众所周知 6 8 10,355 9,671 18,723