访贫问苦

訪貧問苦
fǎngpínwènkǔ
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 to visit the poor and ask about their hardships
  2. 2 to check in on the needy

Examples

Gànbù men chángcháng xiàxiāng fǎng pín wèn kǔ.
The officials often go to the countryside to visit the poor and learn about their hardships.
Chūnjié qián, zhìyuànzhě dào shèqū fǎng pín wèn kǔ.
Before Spring Festival, volunteers went to the community to visit the needy.
Fǎng pín wèn kǔ shì liǎojiě mínqíng de zhòngyào fāngshì.
Visiting the poor to hear their troubles is an important way to understand public sentiment.

Tips

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Formal, often used in CCP political discourse and media coverage of official 'down-to-the-grassroots' visits. Rare in casual speech.

Stroke Order

访 fǎng
pín
wèn