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贫穷 (pín qióng): Poor (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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贫 • pín • poor, lacking wealth or resources
pín
贫
poor, lacking wealth or resources
穷 • qióng • poor • HSK 3.0 · L5
HSK 3.0 · L5
qióng
穷
poor
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 贫穷.
Words with
贫
贫乏
pín fá
poor; meagre
贫困
pín kùn
impoverished; poverty-stricken
贫富
pín fù
poor and rich
贫民
pín mín
poor people, the impoverished
贫血
pín xuè
anemia
贫铀
pín yóu
depleted uranium
贫民区
pín mín qū
slum, impoverished area
贫民窟
pín mín kū
slum
Words with
穷
层出不穷
céng chū bù qióng
come out in an unending flow
无穷无尽
wú qióng wú jìn
inexhaustible; boundless; endless
无穷
wú qióng
Infinite / boundless
穷人
qióng rén
poor people
穷困
qióng kùn
poverty-stricken; destitute
穷苦
qióng kǔ
poor; impoverished
穷鬼
qióng guǐ
pauper (derogatory)
穷光蛋
qióng guāng dàn
penniless person
4.
How to Use 贫穷 in Sentences
Adjective + Noun
with
地区
pín
贫
qióng
穷
dì
地
qū
区
neutral
poor area
Adjective + Adjective
with
落后
pín
贫
qióng
穷
luò
落
hòu
后
Verb + Object
with
摆脱
bǎi
摆
tuō
脱
pín
贫
qióng
穷
Adverb + Noun
with
极度
jí
极
dù
度
pín
贫
qióng
穷
5.
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.
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.
