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贫穷

貧窮
pín qióng
poor
adjective

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Example Sentences

这个国家很贫穷。
zhègè guójiā hěn pínqióng 。
This country is very poor.
我们应该帮助贫穷的家庭。
wǒmen yīnggāi bāngzhù pínqióng de jiātíng 。
We should help poor families.
他的生活因为贫穷而艰难。
tāde shēnghuó yīnwèi pínqióng ér jiānnán 。
His life is difficult because of poverty.

Words with similar meanings

穷困qióngkùn
impoverished
穷困 (qióng kùn) is a more formal term often used to describe extreme poverty.
拮据jiéjū
hard-up
拮据 (jié jū) implies a state of financial strain, focusing on tight financial conditions.

Words Starting With 贫

贫乏pín fá
lack; incomplete
贫困pín kùn
impoverished; poverty

Words Ending With 穷

层出不穷céng chū bù qióng
more and more emerge; innumerable succession; breeding like flies (idiom)

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贫pín · poor, inadequate, deficient›穷qióng · exhausted, poor
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