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贫穷

贫穷 (pín qióng): Poor (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

贫穷 consists of 2 characters.

poor, lacking wealth or resources

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Pinyinpín qióng

MeaningPoor

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxAdjective

Word贫穷

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How to Use 贫穷 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 贫穷 with other words naturally.

Adjective + Nounwith地区

pín贫

qióng穷

dì地

qū区

neutral

poor area

Adjective + Adjectivewith落后

pín贫

qióng穷

luò落

hòu后

Verb + Objectwith摆脱

bǎi摆

tuō脱

pín贫

qióng穷

Adverb + Nounwith极度

jí极

dù度

pín贫

qióng穷

4.

Example Sentences with 贫穷

tā他

hěn很

pín贫

qióng穷

。

He is very poor.

neutral

poor and backward

neutral

shake off poverty

formal

extreme poverty

jǐn尽

guǎn管

wù物

zhì质

shàng上

pín贫

qióng穷

，

dàn但

tā他

de的

jīng精

shén神

shì世

jiè界

què却

yì异

cháng常

fù富

zú足

。

Although materially poor, his spiritual world is exceptionally rich.

zhèng政

fǔ府

de的

xīn新

zhèng政

cè策

zhǐ旨

zài在

cóng从

gēn根

běn本

shàng上

xiāo消

chú除

jié结

gòu构

xìng性

pín贫

qióng穷

。

The government's new policy aims to eradicate structural poverty at its root.

pín贫

qióng穷

ràng让

shēng生

huó活

biàn变

dé得

hěn很

kùn困

nán难

。

Poverty makes life very difficult.

nǐ你

rèn认

wéi为

pín贫

qióng穷

shì是

zǔ阻

ài碍

gè个

rén人

fā发

zhǎn展

de的

zhǔ主

yào要

yīn因

sù素

ma吗

？

Do you think poverty is the main factor hindering personal development?

tā他

cóng从

bú不

rèn认

wéi为

zì自

jǐ己

de的

tóng童

nián年

shì是

pín贫

qióng穷

de的

，

fǎn反

ér而

chōng充

mǎn满

wēn温

qíng情

。

He never considered his childhood to be poor; instead, it was full of warmth.

zhè这

ge个

dì地

qū区

de的

rén人

men们

cháng长

qī期

shēng生

huó活

zài在

pín贫

qióng穷

zhōng中

。

People in this area have been living in poverty for a long time.

zài在

tǎo讨

lùn论

shè社

qū区

wèn问

tí题

shí时

，

wǒ我

men们

wú无

fǎ法

huí回

bì避

pín贫

qióng穷

dài带

lái来

de的

lián连

suǒ锁

fǎn反

yìng应

。

When discussing community issues, we cannot avoid the chain reactions brought about by poverty.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 贫穷.

Words with 贫

贫乏pín fáHSK 6
贫困pín kùnHSK 6
贫富pín fù
贫铀pín yóu

Words with 穷

层出不穷céng chū bù qióngHSK 6
无穷无尽wú qióng wú jìnHSK 6
无穷wú qióngHSK 7-9
穷人qióng rén
图穷匕见tú qióng bǐ xiàn
黔驴技穷qián lǘ jì qióng