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贫 pín

poor, needy, impoverished; lacking

Strokes
8
Level
HSK 6
Radical
贝
Traditional
貧
Type
Ideograph
Made of 分贝 ⿱分贝

Memory hint: Money 贝 that must be split 分; 分 also provides the pronunciation

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  1. 他小时候家里很贫困。
    Tā xiǎoshíhou jiā li hěn pínkùn.
    His family was very poor when he was young.
    he childhood home in very poor
  2. 这个地区是不是比较贫困？
    Zhège dìqū shì bu shì bǐjiào pínkùn?
    Is this area relatively poor?
    this (measure) area is not is comparatively poor
  3. 我们应该帮助贫困地区的孩子吧。
    Wǒmen yīnggāi bāngzhù pínkùn dìqū de háizi ba.
    We should help children in impoverished areas.
    we should help poor area (particle) child (suggestion)
  4. 他的知识并不贫乏，反而很丰富。
    Tā de zhīshi bìng bù pínfá, fǎn'ér hěn fēngfù.
    His knowledge isn't lacking at all, on the contrary it's very rich.
    he (particle) knowledge actually not lacking, on-contrary very rich
  5. 那些年，这个村子一直处于贫困状态。
    Nàxiē nián, zhège cūnzi yìzhí chǔyú pínkùn zhuàngtài.
    Over those years, this village was constantly in a state of poverty.
    those year, this (measure) village always locate-at poor state

Words with 贫 (3)