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识字

識字
shízì
verb HSK 6 #10,808

Meanings

  1. 1 to be literate; to know how to read
  2. 2 literacy

Characters

识
shí
to know; to recognize
字
zì
character; word
To know characters - to be literate.

Examples

HSK 3
孩子五岁就开始识字了。
Háizi wǔ suì jiù kāishǐ shízì le.
The child started learning to read at age five.
HSK 6
爷爷那一代人很多都不识字。
Yéye nà yīdài rén hěnduō dōu bù shízì.
Many people in grandpa's generation were illiterate.
HSK 7-9
中国的识字率已经很高了。
Zhōngguó de shízì lǜ yǐjīng hěn gāo le.
China's literacy rate is already very high.

Tips

culture
After 1949, China launched massive 扫盲 (sǎománg, literacy) campaigns. The literacy rate rose from about 20% to over 97% today. 识字 education remains important for Chinese children due to the complexity of characters.

Stroke Order

识 shí
字 zì