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Meaning of 缺衣少食

Lookup via: Pinyin | Radicals
缺 quē 衣 yī 少 shǎo 食 shí
short of food and clothing; destitute
Example Sentences
1
他们的一生都缺衣少食
。
They had lived all their lives in want.
2
这个贫困的人缺衣少食
。
The poor man was in want of food and clothes.
3
机器生产财富
,
而我们缺衣少食
。
Machinery production of wealth, and we lack clothing Shaoshi.
4
我们缺衣少食的日子一去不复返了
。
Gone are the days when we are short of food and clothing.
5
洪水让许多人缺衣少食
,
无家可归
。
The floods left many people destitute.