穷

qióng

poor, destitute, impoverished

How to write 穷, stroke by stroke

poor; destitute; to use up; to exhaust; thoroughly; extremely; (coll.) persistently and pointlessly

Made of 穴 + 力

穷人qióng rénpoor people; the poor
贫穷pín qióngpoor; impoverished
无穷wú qióngendless; boundless; inexhaustible
穷光蛋qióng guāng dànpoor wretch; pauper; destitute man; poverty-stricken peasant; penniless good-for-nothing; impecunious vagabond
穷苦qióng kǔimpoverished; destitute
穷追不舍qióng zhuī bù shěto pursue relentlessly
无穷无尽wú qióng wú jìn(idiom) endless; boundless; infinite
不穷bù qióngendless; boundless; inexhaustible
受穷shòu qióngpoor
哭穷kū qióngto bewail one's poverty; to complain about being hard up; to pretend to be poor
固穷gù qióngto endure poverty stoically
有穷yǒu qióngexhaustible; limited; finite

富人往往瞧不起穷人。
fù rén wǎng wǎng qiáo bù qǐ qióng rén 。
The rich are apt to look down upon the poor.
开车其乐无穷。
kāi chē qí lè wú qióng 。
It is a lot of fun to drive a car.
我更愿意贫穷而不是富裕。
wǒ gèng yuàn yì pín qióng ér bú shì fù yù 。
I prefer being poor to being rich.
他确实很穷，但是他很幸福。
tā què shí hěn qióng ， dàn shì tā hěn xìng fú 。
He is poor, to be sure, but he is happy.
他年轻的时候穷困潦倒。
tā nián qīng de shí hòu qióng kùn liáo dǎo 。
He was terribly poor when he was young.