ignorant; benighted; unenlightened
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadjective
ignorant; benighted; lacking knowledge and good sense
literaryOften used in formal or written contexts to describe a state of being uneducated or unenlightened. Can carry a critical or pitying tone.
Tā他
zhēn真
shì是
tài太
yú愚
mèi昧
le了
，
jū居
rán然
xiāng相
xìn信
zhè这
zhǒng种
piàn骗
jú局
。
He is truly ignorant to actually believe in such a scam.
Zài在
nà那
ge个
yú愚
mèi昧
de的
shí时
dài代
，
xǔ许
duō多
rén人
wú无
fǎ法
jiē接
shòu受
xīn新
de的
sī思
xiǎng想
。
In that benighted era, many people could not accept new ideas.
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Yú愚
mèi昧
wú无
zhī知
bù不
shì是
shēng生
cún存
de的
zhàng障
ài碍
，
ào傲
màn慢
cái才
shì是
。
Ignorance is not the obstacle to survival; arrogance is.
Bù不
yào要
bèi被
yú愚
mèi昧
de的
chuán传
tǒng统
guān观
niàn念
suǒ所
shù束
fù缚
。
Do not be bound by ignorant traditional concepts.