贫穷
pínqióng
Traditional: 貧窮
Meaning of 贫穷 in English
pínqióngHSK 7–9adjectiveSyllabus #8488
- poor
- impoverished
Example sentences
- 汤姆不知道贫穷的感受。tāng mǔ bù zhī dào pín qióng de gǎn shòu。Tom doesn't know what it's like to be poor.
- 我更愿意贫穷而不是富裕。wǒ gèng yuàn yì pín qióng ér bú shì fù yù。I'd rather be poor than rich.
- 我更愿意贫穷而不是富裕。wǒ gèng yuàn yì pín qióng ér bú shì fù yù。I prefer being poor to being rich.
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