盲人

mángrén

noun HSK 6 #9,060

Measure Word

一位盲人 wèi

Meanings

1 blind person; visually impaired person

Characters

A blind person — the standard respectful term.

Examples

盲人可以用盲文阅读。

Mángrén kěyǐ yòng mángwén yuèdú.

Blind people can read using Braille.

人行道上有盲道。

Rénxíngdào shàng yǒu mángdào.

There are tactile paths for the blind on the sidewalk.

导盲犬帮助盲人出行。

Dǎomángquǎn bāngzhù mángrén chūxíng.

Guide dogs help blind people get around.

Tips

usage

盲 as a prefix means 'blind' both literally and figuratively: 盲文 (Braille), 盲道 (tactile sidewalk strip), 盲目 (blind/reckless, as in 盲目乐观 = blindly optimistic), 文盲 (illiterate, literally 'word-blind').

Stroke Order

盲 máng

人 rén