认字 (rèn zì) — to recognize / read (Chinese characters); to be literate
Definition
认字 means knowing how to read Chinese characters — being literate, not just speaking the language. It's a separable verb: 认 + 字, so 'recognize 2000 characters' is 认了两千多个字.
verb
to recognize / read (Chinese characters)to be literate
Examples
- ，认字。Zhè hái zi gāng shàng xiǎo xué, jiù kāi shǐ xué rèn zì le.This child just started elementary school and is beginning to learn to read characters.
- ，。Tā yǐ jīng rèn le liǎng qiān duō gè zì, kàn bào zhǐ méi wèn tí.He has already recognized over two thousand characters, so reading the newspaper is no problem.
- 认字？？Nǐ rèn zì ma? néng bù néng bāng wǒ kàn kàn zhè fēng xìn?Can you read? Could you help me look at this letter?
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