To learn to read in Chinese: 识字 (shí zì)
shí zì
to learn to read
Definitions
- 1to learn to read
Stroke order
Watch how to write 识字 stroke by stroke.
Zhuyin
This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.
ㄕˊ
shí
ㄗˋ
zì
Simplified & traditional
识字
Simplified
識字
Traditional
Example sentences
See 识字 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.
他小时候没上学，不太识字。
tā xiǎo shí hòu méi shàng xué， bú tài shí zì。
He didn't go to school as a child and can barely read.
Related words
字
zì
letter
识
shí
to know
名字
míng zi
name (of a person or thing)
认识
rèn shi
to know
字典
zì diǎn
Chinese character dictionary (containing entries for single characters, contrasted with a 词典, which has entries for words of one or more characters)
数字
shù zì
numeral
知识
zhī shi
knowledge
常识
cháng shí
common sense
签字
qiān zì
to sign (one's name)
字幕
zì mù
caption
汉字
hàn zì
Chinese character
文字
wén zì
character
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