穷

qióng

HSK 5

Meaning

缺乏钱财，生活贫困；也指穷尽、彻底。

Poor, destitute; also means exhausted, extreme.

常用作形容词，描述经济状况；也可用作动词（如穷尽），表示耗尽或达到极限。

Commonly used as an adjective to describe economic hardship; also used as a verb (e.g., 穷尽) to mean exhaust or reach the limit.

1 他家很穷，连饭都吃不饱。 (His family is so poor that they can't even get enough to eat.)
2 穷则思变，所以我们得想办法。 (Poverty leads to a desire for change, so we need to think of a solution.)
3 他穷得叮当响。 (He is as poor as a church mouse.)
4 这本书的内容穷尽了所有的可能性。 (This book exhausts all possibilities.)
5 穷人的孩子早当家。 (Poor children learn to manage household affairs early.)

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