筇
poor; exhausted; limit
Meanings
5 senses · 13 examplesadjective
poor; impoverished; lacking money
Describes economic poverty. Often used in contrast with 富 (rich).
His family is too poor to afford his schooling.
Poor people have their own happiness too.
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He would rather be a bit poor than lose his dignity.
noun
end; limit; extremity
literaryUsed in literary or formal contexts, often in compound words.
At the end of mountains and rivers, doubting there is no road; willows dark, flowers bright, another village appears.
Boundless wisdom.
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His curiosity seems to have no end.
verb
to exhaust; to use up; to deplete
Often used in compound verbs or idioms.
Waging war relentlessly brings disaster to the people.
He spent his entire life studying this problem.
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We must pursue relentlessly until we catch the criminal.
adverb
thoroughly; completely; extremely
literaryUsed before adjectives or verbs to indicate thoroughness. Often found in set phrases.
Describing in exhaustive detail.
A life of extreme luxury and indulgence.
adjective
extremely; utterly (dialectal usage)
dialectUsed in some dialects to intensify adjectives.
Extremely beautiful.
Extremely fierce/ferocious.