pín

common
adjective
verb

Meaning of

贫 means poor; impoverished; to lack; to be deficient in. Pronounced pín.

  • poor; impoverished
  • to lack; to be deficient in
  • self-referential term for monks or Daoist priests

Character Info

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Definitions & Examples

jiā
jìng
pín
hán
 
dàn
fēi
cháng
 

He comes from a poor family, but is very hardworking.

Zhè
ge
guó
jiā
jiǎn
shǎo
pín
chā
 

This country is working to reduce the gap between rich and poor.

shì
chū
shēn
pín
de
nóng
mín
 

She is a farmer from a poor and hard background.

Guò
zhè
yǒu
hěn
duō
pín
mín
 

In the past, there were many slums here.

pín
zhèng
bāng
zhù
le
duō
pín
kùn
 

Poverty alleviation policies have helped many impoverished households.