穷

qióng

HSK 5 adjective

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Meaning 释义

  1. poor
  2. destitute
  3. to use up
  4. to exhaust
  5. thoroughly
  6. extremely
  7. (coll.) persistently and pointlessly

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In real sentences 真实例句

她tā很hěn穷qióng，但dàn却què很hěn快乐kuàilè。

She is poor, but happy.

Tatoeba #348036

他tā虽然suīrán穷qióng，但dàn生活shēnghuó却què过得guòdé很hěn快乐kuàilè。

Even though he was poor, he was happy.

Tatoeba #458156

你nǐ不能bùnéng因为yīnwèi别人biéren穷qióng就jiù看不起kànbuqǐ别人biéren。

You must not despise someone because they are poor.

Tatoeba #349720

我wǒ父亲fùqīn很hěn穷qióng并不bìngbù让ràng我wǒ觉得juéde丢脸diūliǎn。

I'm not ashamed of my father being poor.

Tatoeba #435383

Example sentences: Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR

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