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贫穷

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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

贫穷 [pínqióng]
  1. 1. adjective poor
    贫穷是造成犯罪的原因之一。
    Poverty is one of the causes of crime.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

贫穷 [pínqióng]
  1. 1. poor; needy; impoverished

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

贫穷 [pínqióng]
  1. 1. 贫苦穷困,生产资料和生活资料都严重不足
    家境贫穷
    贫穷落后的地区。

Examples

摆脱贫穷落后的状态
be lifted out of poverty and backwardness 摆脱
贫穷奴役
be enslaved by poverty 奴役
这个贫穷的小村庄自从修了公路,交通变得畅通了。 畅通
贫穷是他的一笔财富,他从未因此而气短。 气短
由于家境贫穷,她失去了上学的机会。 上学
他家境贫穷,只靠他爸爸打工来养家糊口。 打工
他在钱财上很富有,在感情上却很贫穷
只要有爱,即使再贫穷,生活也是甘美的。 甘美
在物质上他很贫穷,但在精神上他却很充实。 精神
他因家境贫穷而不得不弃学回家。
He cannot help dropping out of school, because his family is poor. 弃学

Collocations

贫穷落后
impoverished; backward
家庭贫穷
the family is poor
十分贫穷
very poor
贫穷的小山村
a poor mountain village
贫穷面貌
a poor feature

Word Decomposition


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nciku Note

贫, 穷 and 贫穷

“贫”指缺少钱物(生活、生产资料)等,多组成双音节词语,如“贫民”、“贫农”,也见于四字语,如“一贫如洗”、“贫病交加”。还表示缺少,如“贫血”、“贫油”。
贫 means “poor” and is mostly used to form disyllabic words or phrases, e.g. 贫民,贫农. It is also found in four word phrases, e.g. 一贫如洗,贫病交加. 贫 also means “to be lacking in”, e.g. 贫血,贫油.
“穷”也指缺少钱物,比“穷”更加口语化,也更能独立运用。如“穷人”、“穷日子”。
穷also means “poor” as well and is more casual in tone than 贫and used more independently, e.g. 穷人,穷日子, etc.
(1)虽然家里很穷,但是他从小就有远大的志向。
(2)战乱年代,穷苦百姓的日子就更难熬了。
“贫穷”的意思与“穷”相同,但比较书面化,多用于较抽象、正式的场合。
贫穷 has the same meaning as 穷, but is used more in abstract or formal situations. (3)经过十几年的发展,这里已经改变了当年贫穷的面貌。
(4)贫穷并不可怕,可怕的是甘愿贫穷。
“贫”与“富”相对,“穷”和“富”、“阔”相对。
The opposite of 贫 is 富,the opposite of 穷is 富or 阔.

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