目不识丁 mù bù shí dīng

completely illiterate

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. the eye cannot recognize the letter T (idiom); totally illiterate

Characters

Character Meaning
目 mù HSK 3
eye; item; list
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
识 shí HSK 1
to know; knowledge; Taiwan pr. shì
丁 dīng HSK 6
fourth in order; surname Ding; cubes (of food)