impoverished; poverty-stricken (adj.)
HSK 6
Traditional
貧睏
Radicals
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Examples
许多家庭因贫困而无法满足基本生活需求。 Xǔduō jiātíng yīn pínkùn ér wúfǎ mǎnzú jīběn shēnghuó xūqiú. - Many families cannot meet basic living needs due to poverty.
贫困地区的孩子们常常缺乏教育资源。 Pínkùn dìqū de háizimen chángcháng quēfá jiàoyù zīyuán. - Children in impoverished areas often lack educational resources.
政府正在采取措施减轻农村地区的贫困。 Zhèngfǔ zhèngzài cǎiqǔ cuòshī jiǎnqīng nóngcūn dìqū de pínkùn. - The government is taking measures to alleviate poverty in rural areas.
他从贫困的家庭中走出来，通过努力改变了命运。 Tā cóng pínkùn de jiātíng zhōng zǒuchūlái, tōngguò nǔlì gǎibiànle mìngyùn. - He came from a poor family and changed his fate through hard work.
贫困使得他们的生活充满了挑战和困难。 Pínkùn shǐ dé tāmen de shēnghuó chōngmǎnle tiǎozhàn hé kùnnán. - Poverty fills their lives with challenges and difficulties.
Characters
困 kùn - difficulty; sleepy | HSK 4
贫 pín - poor, impoverished; be inadequate, be short of; a term of humble self-address for monk or nun |