mù chữ

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Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Illiterate: Describes a person who cannot read or write, or who lacks basic literacy skills.
    • Unlettered: Lacking education, especially in reading and writing.
Usage Examples
  • Adjective:
    • Nhiều người cao tuổivùng sâu vùng xa vẫn còn mù chữ. (Many elderly people in remote areas are still illiterate.)
    • Chính phủ đang nỗ lực xóa nạn mù chữ. (The government is making efforts to eradicate illiteracy.)
    • Một xã hội tỷ lệ mù chữ cao sẽ gặp nhiều khó khăn trong phát triển. (A society with a high illiteracy rate will face many difficulties in development.)
Advanced Usage
  • "Nạn mù chữ": The state or problem of illiteracy within a community or population.

    • Cuộc chiến chống nạn mù chữ ưu tiên hàng đầu. (The fight against illiteracy is a top priority.)
  • "Xóa mù chữ": The act or campaign of eradicating illiteracy; literacy campaign.

    • Chương trình xóa mù chữ cho người lớn đã đạt được những kết quả đáng kể. (The adult literacy program has achieved significant results.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Nạn mù chữ (n): Illiteracy (the condition).
  • Xóa mù chữ (v phrase): To eradicate illiteracy; to make literate.
  • Mù chữ chức năng (n phrase): Functional illiteracy (the inability to use reading, writing, and calculation skills effectively for everyday tasks).
Synonyms
  • Thất học: Uneducated; lacking formal schooling.
  • Dốt nát: Ignorant (often with a stronger, more derogatory connotation of lacking knowledge in general).
Related Phrases
  • Tái mù chữ: To relapse into illiteracy; to become illiterate again after having learned.
    • Nếu không thực hành thường xuyên, nguy tái mù chữ rất cao. (Without regular practice, the risk of relapsing into illiteracy is very high.)
Related Idioms
  • ( như) mù chữ: (As blind as) an illiterate person. Used figuratively to describe someone who is completely ignorant or unaware of a specific subject or situation.
    • Về công nghệ, tôi như mù chữ. (When it comes to technology, I am completely in the dark / illiterate.)
  1. Illiterate
    • Phong trào xóa nạm mù chữ
      The anti-illiteracy campaign