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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary
- 贫穷
[pínqióng]
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adjective
poor
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贫穷是造成犯罪的原因之一。
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Poverty is one of the causes of crime.
Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary
- 贫穷
[pínqióng]
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形
贫苦穷困，生产资料和生活资料都严重不足
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家境贫穷
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贫穷落后的地区。
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Examples
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摆脱贫穷落后的状态
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be lifted out of poverty and backwardness
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受贫穷奴役
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be enslaved by poverty
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他因家境贫穷而不得不弃学回家。
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He cannot help dropping out of school, because his family is poor.
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由于家境贫穷，她每晚只能睡在简朴的竹榻上。
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Due to poverty, she has to sleep on a simple bamboo couch every night.
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他们从此不再贫穷。
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After that they were no longer poor.
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贫穷
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贫穷。
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贫穷落后的地区。
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Collocations
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贫穷落后
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impoverished; backward
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家庭贫穷
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the family is poor
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十分贫穷
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very poor
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贫穷的小山村
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a poor mountain village
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贫穷面貌
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a poor feature
nciku Note
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贫, 穷 and 贫穷
pín, qióng and pínqióng
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 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。
The opposite of 贫 is 富，the opposite of 穷 is 富 or 阔.
“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”。
“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”。
“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”与“富”相对，“穷”和“富”、“阔”相对。
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