be able to read; can read and write; be literate ❍ 二嘎子替我看着水呢。他现在～，比我办事还精明呢！ (《老舍剧作选·龙须沟》64)Gazi is looking after the water for me. He can read and write now; he’s even more business-like than I am!/我？可不行。这是～的人们干的。(冯志《敌后武工队》51) Me? I can’t. That’s the job of a person of learning.