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贫穷
pín qióng
Meaning
- poor
- impoverished
Definition
贫穷是指缺乏金钱或物质财富的状态，通常指经济困难，生活水平低下。
Poverty refers to a state of lacking money or material wealth, usually meaning economic hardship and low living standards.
Usage
贫穷常用于描述个人、家庭或地区经济状况不佳，常与“富裕”相对，也可引申为缺乏精神或文化上的富足。
Poverty is often used to describe the poor economic condition of individuals, families, or regions, often contrasted with 'wealthy', and can also extend to a lack of spiritual or cultural richness.
Examples
- 1 他从小生活在贫穷的家庭，但通过努力成为了富翁。 (He grew up in a poor family but became wealthy through hard work.)
- 2 教育是摆脱贫穷的重要途径。 (Education is an important way to escape poverty.)
- 3 这个地区资源匮乏，居民生活十分贫穷。 (This area lacks resources, and residents live in great poverty.)
- 4 精神上的贫穷有时比物质上的贫穷更可怕。 (Spiritual poverty is sometimes scarier than material poverty.)
- 5 政府出台了多项政策帮助贫穷家庭改善生活。 (The government has introduced multiple policies to help poor families improve their lives.)
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