穷 – vocab dash

穷qióng

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Meanings

1. poor

2. destitute

3. to use up

4. to exhaust

5. thoroughly

6. extremely

7. (coll.) persistently and pointlessly

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我们wǒmen穷qióng，但是dànshì很hěn快乐kuàilè。

We are poor, but we are happy.

他tā确实quèshí很hěn穷qióng，但是dànshì他tā很hěn幸福xìngfú。

He is poor, to be sure, but he is happy.

他tā虽然suīrán穷qióng，却què很hěn幸福xìngfú。

Even though he's poor, he's happy.

他们tāmen都dōu不bù穷qióng。

All of them are not poor.

我wǒ是shì个gè穷qióng学生xuésheng，我wǒ没法méifǎ付fù你nǐ钱qián。

I'm a poor student and I can't pay you.

他tā很hěn穷qióng。

He is poor.