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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary
- 贫困
[pínkùn]
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1.
adjective
impoverished
Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary
- 贫困
[pínkùn]
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1.
形
贫苦
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贫困学生。
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Examples
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极端贫困
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in dire poverty
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由于家境贫困，他刚出生就被出继给别人。
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Because his family was poor, he was given to others as their child when he was born.
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贫困的他已经鹑衣百结了。
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Poverty has driven him to dress in rags.
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这次会议的主要议题就是东非的贫困问题。
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The theme of this session is poverty in Eastern Africa.
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一向俭约的王大爷为贫困儿童捐献了一万元。
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Grandpa Wang, who leads a frugal life, donated ten thousand yuan to poor children.
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他的一生贫困潦倒，非常蹇滞。
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All through his life, he has been poverty-stricken and unfortunate.
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国家要为贫困生排难解忧。
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The state must help relieve the students'financial burdens.
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对于贫困地区最好的救穷法不是输血而是造血。
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The best way to relieve a poor area is not to give transfusions, but to help them produce blood.
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我本是一个贫困的儒生，并不富裕。
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I used to be a poor Confucian scholar.
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Collocations
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生活贫困
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a poor life
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贫困的处境
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poor circumstances
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贫困线
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the poverty line
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摆脱贫困
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to shake off poverty
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贫困潦倒
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poor
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