Chinese Traditional: 貧窮
Chinese Simplified: 贫穷
Pinyin: pin2 qiong2
Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄣˊ ㄑㄩㄥˊ
English Meaning: 1. impoverished, poor 2. poverty

Example Sentences:

我看報紙說美國的貧窮率升高了。
我看报纸说美国的贫穷率升高了。
wo3 kan4 bao4 zhi3 shuo1 mei3 guo2 de5 pin2 qiong2 lü4 sheng1 gao1 le5.
I've read in the newspaper that the U.S. poverty rate rose.
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消除貧窮最好的辦法就是創造就業機會。
消除贫穷最好的办法就是创造就业机会。
xiao1 chu2 pin2 qiong2 zui4 hao3 de5 ban4 fa3 jiu4 shi4 chuang4 zao4 jiu4 ye4 ji1 hui4.
The best way to fight poverty is to create jobs.
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馬拉威是世上最貧窮的國家之一。
马拉威是世上最贫穷的国家之一。
ma3 la1 wei1 shi4 shi4 shang4 zui4 pin2 qiong2 de5 guo2 jia1 zhi1 yi1.
Malawi is one of the poorest countries in the world.
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Related Words:

 

pín

poor, deficient

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qióng

1. poor 2. thoroughly 3. end

Here: poor

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