贫困 (貧困)
pín kùn
Pinyin
Definition
贫困 (貧困)
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- impoverished
- poverty
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
Idioms (6)
人困马乏
- 1 riders tired and horses weary (idiom)
- 2 worn out
- 3 exhausted
- 4 spent
- 5 fatigued
内忧外困
- 1 internal trouble and outside aggression (idiom); in a mess both domestically and abroad
困兽犹斗
- 1 a cornered beast will still fight (idiom)
- 2 to fight like an animal at bay
扶危济困
- 1 to help those in distress (idiom)
济危扶困
- 1 to help people in difficulty and bring relief to the needy (idiom)
Sample Sentences
我并不赞同贫困一定会导致夫妻关系破裂，不过如果双方原本的家庭、经济条件相差太多，两人的价值观就可能有很大的差别。
I don't support the idea that poverty will drive couples to break up, however if there is too much of a discrepancy between their family and economic background, there will a big difference in their values.
就算很少，很多贫困家庭都申请不到呢！
Even if it's very little, many poor families still can't apply for it successfully.
我在的机构叫中国扶贫基金会，平时主要的职责是援助贫困地区的弱势群体，以及对海内外的捐赠基金进行管理。最近我们在搞一个活动，是去广西的贫困山区，帮助那边普及电脑。
The organization I'm at is called the, “China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation”. Its usual responsibilities are to support disadvantaged communities in poor areas, as well as managing donations from all over the world. Recently, we've been putting together an activity in which we'll go to an impoverished mountainous region in Guangxi to help with the dissemination of computers.
即使这样，现在养宠物的开销也不小，给宠物办证 、看病、买饲料就要花上一大笔钱，现在还流行给宠物做保健、美容甚至“征婚”，更有些人为了赶时髦，特意花重金购买从国外引进的名贵品种，这不是增加家庭的经济负担吗？而且宠物每年消耗大量的食物和资金，城市里每年用于养狗的钱就可以养活我们国家大量的贫困人口，这也太不合情理了吧。