识字
识字
shí zì
to learn to read
verb
Traditional: 識字
Characters in This Word
Definitions
- (verb) to learn to read
Example Sentences
孩子五岁开始识字。
Háizi wǔ suì kāishǐ shí zì
The child started learning to read at age five
Related Words
一口吃不成胖子(yī kǒu chī bù chéng pàng zi)· lit. you cannot get fat with only one mouthful (proverb)
→三人行，必有我师(sān rén xíng , bì yǒu wǒ shī)· lit. if three walk together, one can be my teacher (idiom, from the Analects of Confucius)
→不耻下问(bù chǐ xià wèn)· not feel ashamed to ask and learn from one's subordinates
→不愧下学(bù kuì xià xué)· not ashamed to learn from subordinates (idiom)
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New exam levels follow the CLEC syllabus released 15 November 2025. The first official sitting is announced for 13 December 2026. HSK 7-9 is one advanced band.
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识字 is not on the new HSK syllabus. Build the words the exam does test.
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