# 比比皆是

bǐ bǐ jiē shì

Be found everywhere

## Meaning & wording

**Literally:** Appear repeatedly wherever one looks

**Register:** Descriptive · general

[Perspective](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/topics/perspective)

## When to use it

Describe something extremely common.

Usually abundance, not an absolute claim that every place has it.

## Understanding the expression

The repeated opening points to one example after another, while the ending says that they are present throughout the scene. The expression describes widespread occurrence: shops, mistakes, buildings, or a certain type of behavior may be common. It does not automatically praise or condemn what is abundant. The surrounding noun supplies that tone. Since the wording generalizes strongly, specify the relevant area or group rather than pretending to have surveyed the whole world.

## Examples

这条街上的咖啡店比比皆是。

### Traditional Chinese

這條街上的咖啡店比比皆是。

zhè tiáo jiē shàng de kā fēi diàn bǐ bǐ jiē shì 。

Coffee shops are everywhere on this street.

报告中的拼写错误比比皆是。

### Traditional Chinese

報告中的拼寫錯誤比比皆是。

bào gào zhōng de pīn xiě cuò wù bǐ bǐ jiē shì 。

Spelling errors occur throughout the report.

这样的案例在档案里比比皆是。

### Traditional Chinese

這樣的案例在檔案裡比比皆是。

zhè yàng de àn lì zài dàng àn lǐ bǐ bǐ jiē shì 。

The archives contain many such cases.

城市里共享单车比比皆是。

### Traditional Chinese

城市裡共享單車比比皆是。

chéng shì lǐ gòng xiǎng dān chē bǐ bǐ jiē shì 。

Shared bicycles are common throughout the city.

## Sources & reference checks

Original explanations and examples from Chinese Idioms Almanac. Source-checked October 6, 2026.

- [CC-CEDICT · forms & pronunciation](https://www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?page=worddict&wdqb=%E6%AF%94%E6%AF%94%E7%9A%86%E6%98%AF)

- [Ministry of Education · 成語典](https://dict.idioms.moe.edu.tw/idiomView.jsp?ID=600&webMd=1&la=0)

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