文盲

wénmáng

noun HSK 7 #14,683

Meanings

1 illiterate person
2 illiteracy

Characters

writing; literature

Examples

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.

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.

Tips

memory

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

Stroke Order

文 wén

盲 máng