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识字

shí zì

2-character word Traditional 識字

What 识字 means

1. to learn to read
2. able to read; literate

The characters in 识字

• 识shíto know; knowledge; Taiwan pr. shì
• 字zìletter; symbol; character

Example sentences

• 他识字。
  Tā shízì.
  He can read.
• 妈咪你看，我会识字！
  Look Mummy, I can read!
• 你在哪里学会识字的？
  Where did you learn to read?
• 你什么时候学会识字的？
  When did you learn to read?
• 他是个孤儿，而且不识字。
  He was an orphan and illiterate.

Words starting with 识字

• 识字率shí zì lǜliteracy rate

Words containing 识字

• 不识字bù shí zìilliterate

Sounds the same

Read shí zì, tone for tone, but written differently.

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