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家喻户晓

jiā yù hù xiǎo

HSK 7–9

Meaning

  • understood by everyone (idiom); well known
  • a household name

Definition

每家每户都知道,形容非常有名或广为人知。

known to every household; widely known; famous.

Usage

常用于形容名声、事件或信息非常普及,几乎没有人不知道。通常作为谓语或定语。

Used to describe something or someone so famous or widespread that every household knows about it. Often used as a predicate or attribute.

Examples

  • 1 他的事迹在全国已经家喻户晓。 (His deeds have become known to every household in the country.)
  • 2 这个品牌的产品家喻户晓,深受消费者喜爱。 (This brand's products are household names and loved by consumers.)
  • 3 在互联网时代,这条新闻很快就家喻户晓了。 (In the Internet age, this news quickly became known to every household.)
  • 4 这位歌手的名字家喻户晓,但他却非常低调。 (The singer's name is known to every household, but he is very low-key.)
  • 5 孔子是中国古代著名的思想家,他的思想家喻户晓。 (Confucius is a famous ancient Chinese thinker, and his thoughts are known to every household.)
  • 6 这部电影的主题曲已经家喻户晓。 (The theme song of this movie has become known in every household.)

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