这个问题的根本原因广为人知。

The underlying causes of the problem are widely known.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 这个 zhège
  1. (pronoun) this
  2. (adjective) this
2 问题 wèntí
  1. question
  2. problem
  3. issue
  4. topic

classifier: 個
=3 的 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 pígéde "one made of leather" or 跑堂儿的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. dì or di in poetry and songs
=3 的 dī a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)
=3 的 dí really and truly
=3 的 dì (bound form) bull's-eye; target
4 根本 gēnběn
  1. fundamental
  2. basic
  3. root
  4. simply
  5. absolutely (not)
  6. (not) at all

classifier: 個
5 原因 yuányīn
  1. cause
  2. origin
  3. root cause
  4. reason

classifier: 個
6 广为 guǎngwéi widely
7 人 rén person; people

classifiers: 個, 位
=8 知 zhī
  1. to know
  2. to be aware
=8 知 zhì
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Original form of 智 (zhì, “knowing, wisdom, intelligence”).
  2. Original form of 智 (zhì, “knowing, wisdom, intelligence”).