wén
máng

HSK 7-9
common
noun

Meaning of 文盲

文盲 means illiterate person; adult who cannot read or write. Pronounced wén máng. HSK 7-9.

  • illiterate person; adult who cannot read or write

Definitions & Examples

Xīn
zhōng
guó
chéng
chū
 
wén
máng
fēi
cháng
gāo
 

The illiteracy rate was very high in the early days of New China.

Sǎo
máng
yùn
dòng
de
biāo
shì
xiāo
chú
wén
máng
 

The goal of the literacy campaign is to eliminate illiteracy.

shì
bàn
wén
máng
 
zhǐ
huì
xiě
de
míng
 

He is semi-literate; he can only write his own name.

Zài
xiàn
dài
shè
huì
 
wén
máng
hěn
nán
zhǎo
dào
hǎo
gōng
zuò
 

In modern society, it is difficult for an illiterate person to find a good job.

ye
bèi
hěn
duō
rén
dōu
shì
wén
máng
 

Many people of my grandfather's generation were illiterate.