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窮 (Simplified: 穷)HSK 4

Pinyin: qióng

English Definition: poor; destitute; to use up; to exhaust; thoroughly; extremely; (coll.) persistently and pointlessly

Chinese Definition:
①缺乏财物：贫穷。穷苦。穷则思变。
②处境恶劣：穷困。穷蹙。穷窘。穷当益坚(处境越穷困，意志应当越坚定)。穷而后工(旧时指文人处境穷困，诗就写得好)。
③达到极点：穷目。穷形尽相。穷兵黩武。
④完了：穷尽。山穷水尽。日暮途穷。
⑤推究到极点：穷物之理。穷追(ａ．极力追寻；b．尽力紧追)。穷究。
⑥贫富。

Antonyms: 富

Total strokes: 15; Radical: 穴

Pictophonetic:躬 indicates the sound; 穴 (cave) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 穴 [ xué ] cave, den, hole
- 躬 [ gōng ] to bow; personally, in person; oneself

Similar Characters: 竆

Example Words

	窮人HSK 4	qióng rén	poor people; the poor
	窮困HSK 4	qióng kùn	destitute; wretched poverty

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1		qióng 穷 rén men 人们 de 的 jī běn 基本 rén quán 人权 jīng cháng 经常 bèi 被 qīn fàn 侵犯。 Basic human rights of the poor are often violated.
2		wǒ jiā 我家 hěn qióng 很穷， fù dān 负担 bù 不 qǐ 起 zhè zhǒng 这种 shē chǐ pǐn 奢侈品。 My family is poor and can't afford such luxuries.
3		zhè ge 这个 guó jiā 国家 yǐ jīng 已经 tuō lí 脱离 le 了 pín qióng 贫穷 de 的 yīn yǐng 阴影。 This country has already emerged from the shadows of poverty.
4		hěn duō 很多 qióng rén 穷人 zhǐ néng 只能 zhù zài 住在 chéng shì 城市 de 的 pín mín kū 贫民窟 lǐ 里。 Many poor people can only live in slums in cities.
5		suī rán 虽然 tā 她 hěn 很 yǒu qián 有钱， dàn 但 tā 她 bú huì 不会 kàn bù qǐ 看不起 qióng rén 穷人。 Although she is very wealthy, she does not look down on the poor.

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1		qióng 穷 rén men 人们 de 的 jī běn 基本 rén quán 人权 jīng cháng 经常 bèi 被 qīn fàn 侵犯。 Basic human rights of the poor are often violated.
2		wǒ jiā 我家 hěn qióng 很穷， fù dān 负担 bù 不 qǐ 起 zhè zhǒng 这种 shē chǐ pǐn 奢侈品。 My family is poor and can't afford such luxuries.
3		zhè ge 这个 guó jiā 国家 yǐ jīng 已经 tuō lí 脱离 le 了 pín qióng 贫穷 de 的 yīn yǐng 阴影。 This country has already emerged from the shadows of poverty.
4		hěn duō 很多 qióng rén 穷人 zhǐ néng 只能 zhù zài 住在 chéng shì 城市 de 的 pín mín kū 贫民窟 lǐ 里。 Many poor people can only live in slums in cities.
5		suī rán 虽然 tā 她 hěn 很 yǒu qián 有钱， dàn 但 tā 她 bú huì 不会 kàn bù qǐ 看不起 qióng rén 穷人。 Although she is very wealthy, she does not look down on the poor.

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