穷 窮
qióng
HSK level: HSK 5
Meaning
poor; destitute; to use up; to exhaust; thoroughly; extremely; (coll.) persistently and pointlessly
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Examples
他很穷。
tā hěn qióng。
He is poor.
我父亲很穷并不让我觉得丢脸。
wǒ fù qīn hěn qióng bìng bù ràng wǒ jué de diū liǎn。
I'm not ashamed of my father being poor.
这个穷小子最后成为了一个了不起的艺术家。
zhè ge qióng xiǎo zǐ zuì hòu chéng wéi le yī ge liǎo bu qǐ de yì shù jiā。
The poor young man finally became a great artist.
Words with this character
穷人 qióng rén poor people贫穷 pín qióng poor无穷 wú qióng endless层出不穷 céng chū bù qióng more and more emerge无穷无尽 wú qióng wú jìn endless不穷 bù qióng endless穷困潦倒 qióng kùn liáo dǎo to live in poverty and despair词穷 cí qióng to not know what to say躲穷 duǒ qióng to take refuge with a rich relative缝穷 féng qióng to sew and mend clothes for a pittance固穷 gù qióng to endure poverty stoically哭穷 kū qióng to bewail one's poverty穷愁 qióng chóu destitute穷蹙 qióng cù hard-up穷抖 qióng dǒu to shake uncontrollably穷饿 qióng è exhausted and hungry穷鬼 qióng guǐ impoverished person穷国 qióng guó poor country穷极 qióng jí extremely穷竭 qióng jié to exhaust穷尽 qióng jìn to use up穷寇 qióng kòu cornered enemy穷苦 qióng kǔ impoverished