他以前是个文盲。
Tā yǐqián shì gè wénmáng.
English
He used to be illiterate.
illiterate
Every character draws itself stroke by stroke, then hands you the brush to trace it yourself.
Nice writing!
他以前是个文盲。
Tā yǐqián shì gè wénmáng.
He used to be illiterate.
现在文盲越来越少了。
Xiànzài wénmáng yuè lái yuè shǎo le.
There are fewer and fewer illiterate people now.
Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.