poor; impoverished
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
poor; impoverished
literaryA formal, somewhat archaic literary term describing a state of poverty. Not common in modern spoken Chinese.
Tā他
suī虽
chū出
shēn身
pín贫
jù窭
，
dàn但
zhì志
cún存
gāo高
yuǎn远
。
Although he came from a poor family, he had lofty ambitions.
Gǔ古
shí时
hòu候
，
xǔ许
duō多
wén文
rén人
dōu都
jīng经
lì历
guò过
pín贫
jù窭
de的
shēng生
huó活
。
In ancient times, many scholars experienced impoverished lives.
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Nà那
ge个
cūn村
zi子
yī依
rán然
pín贫
jù窭
，
xū需
yào要
wài外
jiè界
de的
bāng帮
zhù助
。
That village remains impoverished and needs outside help.