穷苦

窮苦
qióngkǔ
adjective #22,404

Meanings

  1. 1 impoverished
  2. 2 destitute
  3. 3 poverty-stricken

Examples

Tā chūshēng zài yī gè qióngkǔ de nóngcūn jiātíng, cóng xiǎo jiù kāishǐ láodòng.
He was born into a poverty-stricken rural family and started working from a young age.
Zhèngfǔ tuīchūle bāngzhù qióngkǔ bǎixìng de xīn zhèngcè.
The government introduced new policies to help destitute citizens.

Tips

usage
穷苦 combines (poor) and (bitter/suffering), emphasizing not just financial poverty but the hardship and suffering that comes with it. It is stronger and more literary than just alone.

Stroke Order

qióng