文盲

wénmáng

noun HSK 7-9 #14,683

Meanings

1 illiterate person
2 illiteracy

Characters

writing; literature

Examples

HSK 3

他虽然是文盲，但很聪明。

Tā suīrán shì wénmáng, dàn hěn cōngmíng.

Although he is illiterate, he is very smart.

HSK 6

中国的文盲率已经大大降低了。

Zhōngguó de wénmáng lǜ yǐjīng dàdà jiàngdī le.

China's illiteracy rate has already decreased greatly.

Tips

memory

文 (writing) + 盲 (blind) = blind to writing - an illiterate person.

Stroke Order

文 wén

盲 máng