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贫困

貧困
pínkùn
adjective HSK 6 #9,226

Meanings

  1. 1 impoverished; poverty-stricken
  2. 2 poverty; destitution

Characters

贫
pín
poor; impoverished
困
kùn
trapped; difficult; hardship
Poor and trapped in hardship - impoverished.

Examples

HSK 2
他来自一个贫困家庭。
Tā láizì yīgè pínkùn jiātíng.
He comes from an impoverished family.
HSK 4
贫困地区的教育资源很有限。
Pínkùn dìqū de jiàoyù zīyuán hěn yǒuxiàn.
Educational resources in impoverished areas are very limited.
HSK 5
中国已经消除了绝对贫困。
Zhōngguó yǐjīng xiāochú le juéduì pínkùn.
China has eliminated absolute poverty.

Tips

culture
China's 脱贫攻坚 (poverty alleviation campaign) officially declared victory in 2021, lifting nearly 100 million people out of extreme poverty. 贫困户 was the official term for registered impoverished households.

Stroke Order

贫 pín
困 kùn