Chinese Word: 贫 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

贫 (Trad.: 貧)HSK 6

Pinyin: pín

English Definition: poor; inadequate; deficient; garrulous

Chinese Definition:
①穷，收入少，生活困难，与“富”相对：贫穷。贫寒。贫民。清贫。
②缺乏，不足：贫乏。贫血。贫瘠。
③絮烦可厌：贫相(xiàng)。贫气(ａ．絮烦可厌；b．行动态度不大方。“气”均读轻声)。
④僧道谦称：贫道。贫僧。
⑤穷富。

Antonyms: 富

Total strokes: 8; Radical: 貝

Ideographic:Money 贝 that must be split 分; 分 also provides the pronunciation

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 分 [ fēn ] to divide, to allocate; fraction; small unit of time or other quantity
- 贝 [ bèi ] sea shell; money, currency

Similar Characters: 贷责贪贺货

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贫困HSK 6	pín kùn	impoverished; poverty
扶贫	fú pín	assistance to the poor; poverty alleviation
贫穷	pín qióng	poor; impoverished
脱贫致富	tuō pín zhì fù	to rise from poverty and become prosperous (idiom); poverty alleviation
脱贫	tuō pín	to lift oneself out of poverty

1		wǒ men 我们 xū yào 需要 xiāo miè 消灭 pín kùn 贫困。 We need to eliminate poverty.
2		tā 他 zhōng yú 终于 bǎi tuō 摆脱 le 了 pín kùn 贫困。 He finally broke free from poverty.
3		xū yào 需要 pò qiè 迫切 jiě jué 解决 nóng cūn 农村 pín kùn 贫困 wèn tí 问题。 It is imperative to solve the problem of rural poverty.
4		jiào yù 教育 shì 是 xiāo chú 消除 pín kùn 贫困 de 的 guān jiàn 关键 zhī yī 之一。 Education is one of the key factors to eliminate poverty.
5		pín fù 贫富 fēn huà 分化 shì 是 yī gè 一个 pǔ biàn 普遍 de 的 xiàn xiàng 现象。 The polarization of wealth is a common phenomenon.

1		wǒ men 我们 xū yào 需要 xiāo miè 消灭 pín kùn 贫困。 We need to eliminate poverty.
2		tā 他 zhōng yú 终于 bǎi tuō 摆脱 le 了 pín kùn 贫困。 He finally broke free from poverty.
3		xū yào 需要 pò qiè 迫切 jiě jué 解决 nóng cūn 农村 pín kùn 贫困 wèn tí 问题。 It is imperative to solve the problem of rural poverty.
4		jiào yù 教育 shì 是 xiāo chú 消除 pín kùn 贫困 de 的 guān jiàn 关键 zhī yī 之一。 Education is one of the key factors to eliminate poverty.
5		pín fù 贫富 fēn huà 分化 shì 是 yī gè 一个 pǔ biàn 普遍 de 的 xiàn xiàng 现象。 The polarization of wealth is a common phenomenon.