illiterate adult
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesnoun
illiterate person; adult who cannot read or write
formalRefers specifically to adults who lack basic literacy skills. It is a formal and somewhat dated term, often used in contexts discussing education and social development.
Xīn新
zhōng中
guó国
chéng成
lì立
chū初
qī期
，
wén文
máng盲
lǜ率
fēi非
cháng常
gāo高
。
The illiteracy rate was very high in the early days of New China.
Sǎo扫
máng盲
yùn运
dòng动
de的
mù目
biāo标
shì是
xiāo消
chú除
wén文
máng盲
。
The goal of the literacy campaign is to eliminate illiteracy.
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Tā他
shì是
bàn半
wén文
máng盲
，
zhǐ只
huì会
xiě写
zì自
jǐ己
de的
míng名
zì字
。
He is semi-literate; he can only write his own name.
Zài在
xiàn现
dài代
shè社
huì会
，
wén文
máng盲
hěn很
nán难
zhǎo找
dào到
hǎo好
gōng工
zuò作
。
In modern society, it is difficult for an illiterate person to find a good job.
Yé爷
ye爷
nà那
yī一
bèi辈
hěn很
duō多
rén人
dōu都
shì是
wén文
máng盲
。
Many people of my grandfather's generation were illiterate.