qióng穷（窮）
穷（窮）
HSK 4
common
adjective
verb
adverb
Meaning of 穷
穷 means poor; lacking money; exhausted; used up; end. Pronounced qióng. HSK 4.
- poor; lacking money
- exhausted; used up; end
- use up; exhaust; expend
Character Info
Radical穴
Strokes12
Components
穴
力
Stroke Order
穷
Definitions & Examples
Zhè这
ge个
shān山
qū区
de的
cūn村
mín民
shēng生
huó活
hěn很
pín贫
qióng穷
。
Villagers in this mountain area live a very poor life.
Wǒ我
men们
yào要
bāng帮
zhù助
qióng穷
rén人
bǎi摆
tuō脱
pín贫
qióng困
。
We should help poor people get out of poverty.
Jīng经
guò过
duō多
nián年
nǔ努
lì力
，
tā他
zhōng终
yú于
gǎi改
biàn变
le了
yī一
qióng穷
èr二
bái白
de的
jiā家
jìng境
。
After years of hard work, he finally changed his family's situation of being penniless.
Qióng穷
rén人
jiā家
de的
hái孩
zi子
zǎo早
dāng当
jiā家
。
Children from poor families take on responsibilities earlier.
Tā他
chū出
shēn身
qióng穷
xiāng乡
pì僻
rǎng壤
，
kào靠
zì自
jǐ己
dǎ打
pīn拼
chéng成
gōng功
le了
。
He was born in a remote poor village and succeeded through his own hard work.
Relations
Common Words
贫穷 / 貧窮pínqióng
poor; impoverished; poverty
穷凶极恶 / 窮凶極惡qióngxiōngjíè
extremely brutal and vicious; diabolical; atrocious
穷奢极侈 / 窮奢極侈qióngshējíchǐ
extreme luxury; extravagant indulgence
一穷二白 / 一窮二白yīqióngèrbái
poor and backward; economically and culturally underdeveloped
穷兵黩武 / 窮兵黷武qióngbīngdúwǔ
use all military force; launch wars of aggression; militarism