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穷

qióng · qiong

Traditional 窮

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Meaning

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  1. poor
  2. destitute
  3. to use up
  4. to exhaust
  5. thoroughly
  6. extremely
  7. (coll.) persistently and pointlessly
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  1. Dengdeng

    这个(zhège)月(yuè)我(wǒ)好(hǎo)穷(qióng)，只能(zhǐnéng)看(kàn)，不能(bùnéng)买(mǎi)。

    I am so broke this month. I can only look, not buy.

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)的(de)钱(qián)呢(ne)？

    Where is your money?

  3. Dengdeng

    都(dōu)买(mǎi)游戏(yóuxì)了(le)，我(wǒ)现在(xiànzài)穷(qióng)得(de)只(zhǐ)剩(shèng)游戏(yóuxì)。

    I spent it all on games. Now I am so broke that I have only games left.

  4. Liangliang

    哈哈(hāhā)，你(nǐ)真是(zhēnshi)穷(qióng)得(de)很(hěn)快乐(kuàilè)。

    Haha, you are really happily broke.

  5. Dengdeng

    对(duì)！所以(suǒyǐ)今天(jīntiān)你(nǐ)请(qǐng)我(wǒ)吃(chī)烤串(kǎochuàn)吧(ba)？

    Right! So will you treat me to kebabs today?

  6. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)也(yě)穷(qióng)，我们(wǒmen)一起(yīqǐ)看(kàn)吧(ba)。

    I am broke too. Let us just look together.

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)穷(qióng)，但(dàn)是(shì)很(hěn)快(kuài)乐(lè)。

We are poor, but we are happy.

Tatoeba: Chinese by liuzhongjun · English by smarisbird · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)虽(suī)然(rán)穷(qióng)，但(dàn)生(shēng)活(huó)却(què)过(guò)得(de)很(hěn)快(kuài)乐(lè)。

Even though he was poor, he was happy.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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