become literate; be freed from illiteracy
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to become literate; to be freed from illiteracy; to cease being illiterate (through learning)
Commonly used in the context of adult literacy education, government literacy campaigns, and educational statistics. Often paired with 扫盲 (eliminate illiteracy).
Jīng经
guò过
bàn半
nián年
de的
xué学
xí习
，
tā他
zhōng终
yú于
tuō脱
máng盲
le了
。
After half a year of study, he finally became literate.
Zhè这
gè个
cūn村
de的
tuō脱
máng盲
lǜ率
dá达
dào到
le了
bǎi百
fēn分
zhī之
jiǔ九
shí十
wǔ五
。
The literacy rate in this village reached ninety-five percent.
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Sǎo扫
máng盲
bān班
bāng帮
zhù助
xǔ许
duō多
chéng成
nián年
rén人
tuō脱
máng盲
。
Literacy classes help many adults become literate.
Tuō脱
máng盲
hòu后
，
tā他
kāi开
shǐ始
yuè阅
dú读
bào报
zhǐ纸
。
After becoming literate, he started reading newspapers.