Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Illiterate: Lacking the ability to read and write, typically due to not having had access to formal education.
   • Uneducated: Having received little or no formal schooling; lacking in knowledge or learning.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Nhiều người già ở vùng sâu vùng xa vẫn còn thất học. (Many elderly people in remote areas are still illiterate.)
  • Gia đình quá nghèo nên ông ấy phải thất học từ nhỏ. (His family was too poor, so he had to leave school as a child.)
  • Chương trình xóa mù chữ nhằm giúp đỡ người thất học. (The literacy program aims to help the illiterate.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "thất học" often implies a condition caused by external circumstances like poverty, war, or lack of access, rather than a personal choice. It carries a connotation of social disadvantage.

Variants and Related Words

• Nạn thất học (n): Illiteracy (as a widespread social problem).
  • Chính phủ đang nỗ lực để giảm nạn thất học. (The government is striving to reduce illiteracy.)
• Mù chữ (adj): A more direct synonym for "illiterate," specifically emphasizing the inability to read and write.

Synonyms

• Illiterate: Unable to read or write.
• Uneducated: Not having received a proper education.
• Unschooled: Not having been taught in a school.

Related Concepts

• Học vấn thấp: Low educational attainment.
• Tái mù chữ: Relapsing into illiteracy after having learned to read and write.

adj

1. illiterate