zhòng众everyonesuǒ所byzhōu周knowzhī知know
As everyone knows; it is common knowledge.
Literal meaning
everyone (众) — by (所) — know (周) — know (知)
Origin
A classical four-character phrase indicating something widely known.
Examples
Zhòng众suǒ所zhōu周zhī知，xī吸yān烟yǒu有hài害jiàn健kāng康。
As everyone knows, smoking is harmful to health.
Zhòng众suǒ所zhōu周zhī知，Běi北jīng京shì是Zhōng中guó国de的shǒu首dū都。
As everyone knows, Beijing is the capital of China.
Usage & nuances
Used to introduce a fact or statement that is widely accepted.
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