目不识丁 meaning in Chinese
not know a single word; not know b [a b] from a battledore; not know even the simplest characters; be unable to recognize a single written character; unable to tell one word from another; not know b from a bull's foot; ignorant of letters; not know one's abc; uncultured; unread
Examples
- The two women, neither of whom could read, studied the precious slip of paper .
两个目不识丁的女人都把眼睛盯着这张宝贝字帖。 - Natty, brave, kindly, and illiterate hovers between the two worlds of indian and white man .
勇敢、善良、目不识丁的纳蒂，徘徊于印第安人与白人世界之间。 - Robert jordan knew that now his papers were being examined by the man who could not read .
罗伯特乔丹知道，现在是一个目不识丁的人要来评判他的考卷了。 - Like his father , so leads a lavish life
灿自幼好习武，却目不识丁，终日寻欢作乐。 - He ' s an illiterate
他目不识丁。