不識一丁 bù shí yī dīng

DEFINITIONS

  1. total illiterate
  2. unable to read the simplest characters

CHARACTERS

不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
識 shí recognize, understand, know
一 yī
HSK 1
one; a, an; alone
丁 dīng
HSK 6
male adult; robust, vigorous; 4th heavenly stem