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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

文盲 [wénmáng]
  1. 1. noun [无知的人] illiterate
  2. 2. noun [无知] illiteracy

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

文盲 [wénmáng]
  1. 1. an illiterate person; illiterate
    据统计,该国百分之十的人是文盲
    Ten per cent of the country is reckoned to be illiterate.
    我国的文盲越来越少。

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

文盲 [wénmáng]
  1. 1. 不识字或识字很少的人(多指成年人)。

Examples

摘掉文盲的帽子
rid oneself of the label of "illiterate" 帽子
我这个旧社会的文盲,今天也认字了。
I was an illiterate in the old society, but now I can read. 认字
扫除文盲
eliminate (or wipe out) illiteracy 扫除
据统计,该国百分之十的人是文盲
Ten per cent of the country is reckoned to be illiterate. 文盲
我们正在农村开展扫除文盲的活动。 扫除
他是一个文盲,大字不识一个。
我国的文盲越来越少。 文盲
他因为是文盲而遭人嗤笑。
He was sneered at because he was illiterate. 嗤笑
文盲
illiterate
扫除文盲
eliminate illiteracy 扫除

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