poor and weak
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadjective
poor and weak; impoverished and feeble
formalTypically used to describe the state of a nation or people, referring to both economic poverty and lack of power/strength.
Jiù旧
zhōng中
guó国
guó国
lì力
pín贫
ruò弱
，
bèi备
shòu受
liè列
qiáng强
qī欺
líng凌
。
Old China was poor and weak in national strength, suffering from the bullying of great powers.
Lì历
shǐ史
shàng上
，
yī一
xiē些
pín贫
ruò弱
de的
guó国
jiā家
róng容
yì易
chéng成
wéi为
dà大
guó国
bó博
yì弈
de的
qí棋
zǐ子
。
Historically, some poor and weak countries easily become pawns in the games of great powers.
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Nà那
ge个
piān偏
yuǎn远
dì地
qū区
cháng长
qī期
chǔ处
yú于
pín贫
ruò弱
zhuàng状
tài态
，
jí急
xū需
fā发
zhǎn展
yuán援
zhù助
。
That remote region has been in a poor and weak state for a long time and urgently needs development aid.
Bǎi摆
tuō脱
pín贫
ruò弱
，
zǒu走
xiàng向
fù富
qiáng强
，
shì是
tā他
men们
de的
fèn奋
dòu斗
mù目
biāo标
。
Shaking off poverty and weakness and moving towards prosperity and strength is their goal of struggle.